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

Moon: 23.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Apr 23, 2025 at 4:17:23 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 76° East
Sunset Today: 5:44 pm 284° West
Moonrise Today: 1:32 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 2:51 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 17 minutes (-1m 22s)
Location of JohannesburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Johannesburg

Time:4:17 pm
Altitude:17.6°
Direction:294° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 16m 39s (Apr 23, 2025)

1 minute, 22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 22, 2025)

46 minutes, 54 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 30 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Johannesburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:09 am
Astro. Twilight5:09 am – 5:36 am
Nautical Twilight5:36 am – 6:03 am
Civil Twilight6:03 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 5:44 pm
Civil Twilight5:44 pm – 6:07 pm
Nautical Twilight6:07 pm – 6:34 pm
Astro. Twilight6:34 pm – 7:01 pm
Night7:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Johannesburg - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 236:27 am5:44 pm11:16:39−1:2212:06 pm (51.1°)93.469
Apr 246:28 am5:43 pm11:15:17−1:2112:05 pm (50.8°)93.494
Apr 256:28 am5:42 pm11:13:57−1:2012:05 pm (50.5°)93.519
Apr 266:29 am5:41 pm11:12:36−1:2012:05 pm (50.1°)93.544
Apr 276:29 am5:40 pm11:11:17−1:1912:05 pm (49.8°)93.569
Apr 286:30 am5:40 pm11:09:58−1:1812:05 pm (49.5°)93.593
Apr 296:30 am5:39 pm11:08:40−1:1712:05 pm (49.2°)93.617
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 231:32 am2:51 pm-8:15 am(77.0°)231,81927.2%
Apr 242:35 am3:26 pm-9:04 am(70.2°)228,17517.3%
Apr 253:39 am4:01 pm-9:54 am(62.9°)225,1129.1%
Apr 264:44 am4:37 pm-10:44 am(55.5°)222,9443.2%
Apr 275:53 am5:17 pm-11:38 am(48.4°)221,9480.3%
Apr 287:04 am6:02 pm-12:35 pm(42.2°)222,2620.7%
Apr 298:17 am6:54 pm-1:37 pm(37.6°)223,8504.4%
* 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, Apr 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:24 amWed 4:29 pmWed 10:26 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:38 amThu 3:40 pmThu 9:39 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 1:03 pmWed 11:37 pmWed 6:20 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:02 amWed 8:31 pmWed 3:16 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 3:42 amThu 3:57 pmThu 9:50 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 8:12 amWed 6:58 pmWed 1:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:59 amThu 4:05 pmThu 10:02 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Johannesburg.

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