Sun & moon over

Johannesburg

Saturday, May 16 · It's 1:26 AM in Johannesburg (GMT+2 · GMT+2)

Sunrise

6:40 AM

Day length

10h 50m

Sunset

5:30 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Still the middle of the night here.

Sun today
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Solar noon
12:05 PM
Day length
10h 50m

−1m 02s vs. yesterday

Civil

6:16 AM5:54 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

5:48 AM6:22 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

5:20 AM6:50 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
4:14 PM

Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.

Sun & moon calendar — May 2026

Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Johannesburg.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:32 AM5:39 PM11h 07m5:19 PM6:17 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:33 AM5:38 PM11h 06m5:56 PM7:13 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
36:33 AM5:38 PM11h 05m6:37 PM8:09 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
46:34 AM5:37 PM11h 03m7:23 PM9:04 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
56:34 AM5:36 PM11h 02m8:13 PM9:57 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
66:35 AM5:36 PM11h 01m9:07 PM10:46 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
76:35 AM5:35 PM11h 00m10:04 PM11:30 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
86:36 AM5:34 PM10h 59m11:01 PM12:11 PMWaning Gibbous · 63%
96:36 AM5:34 PM10h 57m11:59 PM12:48 PMLast Quarter · 53%
106:37 AM5:33 PM10h 56m12:57 AM1:22 PMLast Quarter · 43%
116:37 AM5:33 PM10h 55m1:55 AM1:55 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
126:38 AM5:32 PM10h 54m2:27 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
136:39 AM5:31 PM10h 53m2:54 AM3:00 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
146:39 AM5:31 PM10h 52m3:55 AM3:35 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
156:40 AM5:30 PM10h 51m4:58 AM4:14 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
166:40 AM5:30 PM10h 50m6:05 AM5:01 PMNew Moon · 0%
176:41 AM5:29 PM10h 49m7:15 AM5:53 PMNew Moon · 1%
186:41 AM5:29 PM10h 48m8:24 AM6:53 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
196:42 AM5:29 PM10h 47m9:30 AM7:59 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
206:42 AM5:28 PM10h 46m10:29 AM9:08 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
216:43 AM5:28 PM10h 45m11:19 AM10:16 PMWaxing Crescent · 28%
226:43 AM5:27 PM10h 44m12:02 PM11:21 PMWaxing Crescent · 39%
236:44 AM5:27 PM10h 43m12:41 PM12:23 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
246:44 AM5:27 PM10h 42m1:14 PM1:21 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
256:45 AM5:26 PM10h 41m1:46 PMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
266:45 AM5:26 PM10h 41m2:16 PM2:18 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
276:46 AM5:26 PM10h 40m2:47 PM3:14 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
286:46 AM5:26 PM10h 39m3:19 PM4:09 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
296:47 AM5:25 PM10h 38m3:54 PM5:05 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
306:47 AM5:25 PM10h 38m4:34 PM6:01 AMFull Moon · 99%
316:48 AM5:25 PM10h 37m5:17 PM6:56 AMFull Moon · 100%

About these times

Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Johannesburg's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.

Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.

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