Randfontein, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Randfontein (South Africa, Gauteng, West Rand District Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 08:50 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Randfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 21h 22m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:47
Moonset:	03:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 113 km
240 541 mi
Randfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 960 km
242 932 mi
View angle: 0.514°

Randfontein on map:

Randfontein

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.1844°
Longitude:	27.70203°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	133 654

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 16 minutes. (≈11.72 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 134°

Randfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -61.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 202.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:54:00	14:50:00	15:47:00	16:46:00	17:49:00
Moonset:	02:23:00	02:55:00	03:27:00	03:58:00	04:32:00

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

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