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Johannesburg, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 22, 2024 at 12:40:00 am
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:25 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:31 pm 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:31 am 249° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 43 minutes (-52s)
Location of JohannesburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Johannesburg

Time:12:40 am
Altitude:-80.0°
Direction:123° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 43m 6s (May 22, 2024)

52 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 21, 2024)

13 minutes, 21 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Johannesburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:22 am
Astro. Twilight5:22 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight5:49 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight6:18 am – 6:42 am
Daylight6:42 am – 5:25 pm
Civil Twilight5:25 pm – 5:50 pm
Nautical Twilight5:50 pm – 6:18 pm
Astro. Twilight6:18 pm – 6:46 pm
Night6:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Johannesburg - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 226:42 am5:25 pm10:43:06−0:5212:04 pm (43.3°)94.102
May 236:43 am5:25 pm10:42:15−0:5112:04 pm (43.1°)94.120
May 246:43 am5:25 pm10:41:25−0:4912:04 pm (42.9°)94.137
May 256:44 am5:25 pm10:40:37−0:4812:04 pm (42.7°)94.154
May 266:44 am5:24 pm10:39:50−0:4612:04 pm (42.6°)94.171
May 276:45 am5:24 pm10:39:05−0:4512:05 pm (42.4°)94.187
May 286:45 am5:24 pm10:38:22−0:4312:05 pm (42.2°)94.204
* All times are local time for Johannesburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Johannesburg

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Johannesburg - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 22-5:31 am4:31 pm11:27 pm(85.7°)244,26999.4%
May 23-6:29 am5:12 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:30 am6:00 pm12:19 am(89.4°)241,94699.7%
May 25-8:32 am6:55 pm1:14 am(88.4°)239,65297.7%
May 26-9:31 am7:56 pm2:13 am(87.8°)237,47793.4%
May 27-10:25 am9:00 pm3:12 am(89.0°)235,47886.7%
May 28-11:13 am10:06 pm4:09 am(87.9°)233,68478.0%
* All times are local time for Johannesburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Johannesburg This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:57 amWed 4:15 pmWed 10:36 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:26 amWed 5:13 pmWed 11:50 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:17 amWed 3:00 pmWed 9:09 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:31 amWed 5:16 pmWed 11:54 amExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:11 amWed 1:40 pmWed 7:25 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:06 amWed 4:55 pmWed 11:31 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:02 amWed 2:10 pmWed 8:06 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Johannesburg.

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