- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 5:30 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:05 PM
- Day length
- 10h 50m
−1m 02s vs. yesterday
Civil
6:16 AM → 5:54 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
5:48 AM → 6:22 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
5:20 AM → 6:50 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
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.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:32 AM | 5:39 PM | 11h 07m | 5:19 PM | 6:17 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:33 AM | 5:38 PM | 11h 06m | 5:56 PM | 7:13 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:33 AM | 5:38 PM | 11h 05m | 6:37 PM | 8:09 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:34 AM | 5:37 PM | 11h 03m | 7:23 PM | 9:04 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:34 AM | 5:36 PM | 11h 02m | 8:13 PM | 9:57 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:35 AM | 5:36 PM | 11h 01m | 9:07 PM | 10:46 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 6:35 AM | 5:35 PM | 11h 00m | 10:04 PM | 11:30 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 6:36 AM | 5:34 PM | 10h 59m | 11:01 PM | 12:11 PM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 6:36 AM | 5:34 PM | 10h 57m | 11:59 PM | 12:48 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 6:37 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 56m | 12:57 AM | 1:22 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 6:37 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 55m | 1:55 AM | 1:55 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 6:38 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 54m | — | 2:27 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 6:39 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 53m | 2:54 AM | 3:00 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 6:39 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 52m | 3:55 AM | 3:35 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 6:40 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 51m | 4:58 AM | 4:14 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 6:40 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 50m | 6:05 AM | 5:01 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 6:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 49m | 7:15 AM | 5:53 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 6:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 48m | 8:24 AM | 6:53 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 6:42 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 47m | 9:30 AM | 7:59 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 6:42 AM | 5:28 PM | 10h 46m | 10:29 AM | 9:08 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 6:43 AM | 5:28 PM | 10h 45m | 11:19 AM | 10:16 PM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 6:43 AM | 5:27 PM | 10h 44m | 12:02 PM | 11:21 PM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 6:44 AM | 5:27 PM | 10h 43m | 12:41 PM | 12:23 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 6:44 AM | 5:27 PM | 10h 42m | 1:14 PM | 1:21 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 6:45 AM | 5:26 PM | 10h 41m | 1:46 PM | — | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 6:45 AM | 5:26 PM | 10h 41m | 2:16 PM | 2:18 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 6:46 AM | 5:26 PM | 10h 40m | 2:47 PM | 3:14 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 6:46 AM | 5:26 PM | 10h 39m | 3:19 PM | 4:09 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 6:47 AM | 5:25 PM | 10h 38m | 3:54 PM | 5:05 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 6:47 AM | 5:25 PM | 10h 38m | 4:34 PM | 6:01 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 6:48 AM | 5:25 PM | 10h 37m | 5:17 PM | 6:56 AM | Full 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.