Johannesburg, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Johannesburg (South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-29, 18:02 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.81%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 16:55; remaining time: 25d 22h 52m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:20
Moonset:	07:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 673 km
225 976 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 763 km
227 896 mi
View angle: 0.548°

Johannesburg on map:

Johannesburg

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.20227°
Longitude:	28.04363°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	2 026 469

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 83.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 15 hours, 48 minutes. (≈18.659 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 19°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-27	2026-10-28	2026-10-29	2026-10-30	2026-10-31
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	20:03:00	21:13:00	22:20:00	23:21:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	05:52:00	06:43:00	07:41:00	08:46:00	09:54:00

Johannesburg moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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