Johannesburg, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Johannesburg, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 23, 2018 at 5:02:46 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:43 am↑ 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:25 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:44 pm↑ 82° East
Moonset Today: 12:43 am↑ 281° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 42 minutes (-51s)
Today's Sun Position in Johannesburg
The Sun's altitude in Johannesburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:02 pm
Altitude
4.1°Heading
295° NWPosition
DaylightDay length
10h 42m 43s
Change since
Yesterday: -51s
Winter: +12m 58s
Summer: -3h 4m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Johannesburg Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Johannesburg today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:22 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:50 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:50 am – 6:18 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:18 am – 6:43 am | |
| Daylight | 6:43 am – 5:25 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:25 pm – 5:50 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:50 pm – 6:18 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:18 pm – 6:46 pm | |
| Night | 6:46 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Johannesburg - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 23 | 6:43 am | 5:25 pm | 10:42:43 | −0:51 | 12:04 pm (43.2°) | 94.115 |
| May 24 | 6:43 am | 5:25 pm | 10:41:53 | −0:50 | 12:04 pm (43.0°) | 94.132 |
| May 25 | 6:44 am | 5:25 pm | 10:41:04 | −0:49 | 12:04 pm (42.8°) | 94.148 |
| May 26 | 6:44 am | 5:24 pm | 10:40:16 | −0:47 | 12:04 pm (42.7°) | 94.164 |
| May 27 | 6:45 am | 5:24 pm | 10:39:30 | −0:45 | 12:04 pm (42.5°) | 94.180 |
| May 28 | 6:45 am | 5:24 pm | 10:38:46 | −0:44 | 12:05 pm (42.3°) | 94.196 |
| May 29 | 6:46 am | 5:24 pm | 10:38:03 | −0:42 | 12:05 pm (42.2°) | 94.212 |
| * All times are local time for Johannesburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:07 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 3:54 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 12:23 am |
| * All times are local Johannesburg time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Johannesburg
The Moon's path in Johannesburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:02 pm
Altitude
39.7°Heading
54° NEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
66.1%
Moon in Johannesburg - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 23 | - | 12:43 am | 1:44 pm | 7:41 pm | (57.1°) | 235,470 | 67.2% | |||
| May 24 | - | 1:42 am | 2:23 pm | 8:29 pm | (62.0°) | 237,868 | 77.2% | |||
| May 25 | - | 2:39 am | 3:00 pm | 9:15 pm | (66.8°) | 240,210 | 85.6% | |||
| May 26 | - | 3:36 am | 3:37 pm | 10:02 pm | (71.4°) | 242,462 | 92.2% | |||
| May 27 | - | 4:31 am | 4:14 pm | 10:48 pm | (75.6°) | 244,599 | 96.8% | |||
| May 28 | - | 5:26 am | 4:54 pm | 11:35 pm | (79.1°) | 246,589 | 99.4% | |||
 May 29 | - | 6:21 am | 5:35 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Johannesburg This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 5:35 am | Thu 4:37 pm | Thu 11:06 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 9:14 am | Wed 7:34 pm | Wed 2:24 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 9:36 pm | Thu 11:11 am | Thu 4:24 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 4:26 pm | Thu 5:32 am | Wed 10:59 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 7:48 pm | Thu 9:24 am | Thu 2:36 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 4:14 am | Thu 3:33 pm | Thu 9:54 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 12:57 am | Thu 1:25 pm | Thu 7:11 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Johannesburg. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Johannesburg
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