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

Moon: 89.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2025 at 9:01:06 am
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 5:32 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 3:35 pm 98° East
Moonset Today: 3:40 am 265° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 56 minutes (-1m 8s)
Location of JohannesburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Johannesburg

Time:9:01 am
Altitude:27.7°
Direction:51° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 56m 28s (May 9, 2025)

1 minute, 8 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2025)

26 minutes, 44 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Johannesburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight5:16 am – 5:43 am
Nautical Twilight5:43 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:35 am
Daylight6:35 am – 5:32 pm
Civil Twilight5:32 pm – 5:56 pm
Nautical Twilight5:56 pm – 6:24 pm
Astro. Twilight6:24 pm – 6:51 pm
Night6:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Johannesburg - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 96:35 am5:32 pm10:56:28−1:0812:04 pm (46.3°)93.840
May 106:36 am5:31 pm10:55:20−1:0712:04 pm (46.1°)93.861
May 116:36 am5:31 pm10:54:14−1:0612:04 pm (45.8°)93.882
May 126:37 am5:30 pm10:53:08−1:0512:04 pm (45.6°)93.903
May 136:37 am5:30 pm10:52:04−1:0412:04 pm (45.3°)93.924
May 146:38 am5:29 pm10:51:00−1:0312:04 pm (45.1°)93.944
May 156:39 am5:29 pm10:49:58−1:0212:04 pm (44.8°)93.965
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Johannesburg - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 9-3:40 am3:35 pm10:00 pm(72.4°)252,08792.8%
May 10-4:31 am4:04 pm10:41 pm(77.9°)252,42296.9%
May 11-5:23 am4:35 pm11:23 pm(82.8°)252,26699.3%
May 12-6:17 am5:10 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 13-7:13 am5:49 pm12:09 am(86.9°)251,66899.8%
May 14-8:10 am6:34 pm12:58 am(90.0°)250,65898.4%
May 15-9:06 am7:25 pm1:49 am(88.1°)249,25095.0%
* 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, Fri, May 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:58 amFri 4:31 pmFri 10:44 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 3:18 amFri 3:15 pmFri 9:16 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 12:25 pmFri 11:09 pmFri 5:47 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 9:13 amFri 7:41 pmFri 2:27 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 2:50 amFri 3:03 pmFri 8:56 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:13 amFri 5:58 pmFri 12:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:02 amFri 3:08 pmFri 9:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Johannesburg.

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