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: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 19:10 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Randfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 11h 9m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:29
Moonset:	04:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 835 km
249 067 mi
Randfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 425 km
245 084 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 93.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 10 hours, 12 minutes. (≈12.425 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -21°

Randfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 46.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 94°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:36:00	14:32:00	15:29:00	16:26:00	17:23:00
Moonset:	03:13:00	04:00:00	04:42:00	05:21:00	05:56:00

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

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