Moonrise and moonset in Johannesburg
Times by the clock in Johannesburg (UTC+2), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 01:35rises in the east (75°) · 38% lit | 13:08 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 02:09rises in the east (82°) · 27% lit | 14:07 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 02:41rises in the east (89°) · 18% lit | 15:04 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:13rises in the east (96°) · 11% lit | 16:01 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 03:44rises in the east (102°) · 5% lit | 16:57 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 04:18rises in the east (108°) · 2% lit | 17:55 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 04:54rises in the south-east (113°) · 0% lit | 18:52 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 05:35rises in the south-east (117°) · 1% lit | 19:50 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 06:19rises in the south-east (120°) · 4% lit | 20:45 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 07:08rises in the south-east (121°) · 8% lit | 21:37 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 08:01rises in the south-east (121°) · 14% lit | 22:24 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 08:55rises in the south-east (119°) · 22% lit | 23:07 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 09:51rises in the south-east (115°) · 30% lit | 23:45 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 10:46rises in the east (111°) · 39% lit | No moonset this day |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.