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: Wednesday, 2026-08-05, 01:25 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 52.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 62.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 23d 4h 54m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	10:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 115 km
231 222 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 732 km
228 498 mi
View angle: 0.535°

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: 62.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 23 hours, 26 minutes. (≈20.976 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -65°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 57.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	22:17:00	23:18:00	00:00:00	00:21:00	01:28:00
Moonset:	09:26:00	09:59:00	10:35:00	11:16:00	12:05:00

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

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