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, 2026-04-17, 19:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Randfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 23h 51m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:12
Moonset:	17:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 297 km
228 849 mi
Randfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 126 km
229 364 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.09%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 6 hours, 37 minutes. (≈0.276 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 172°

Randfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -24.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 276.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:06:00	05:08:00	06:12:00	07:20:00	08:30:00
Moonset:	16:27:00	17:02:00	17:40:00	18:23:00	19:13:00

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

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