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

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 11:37:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:15 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 10:46 am 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:20 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-1m 33s)

Today's Sun Position in Johannesburg

Time: 11:37 am
Altitude: 61.3°
Direction: 20° N
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 2m 53s (Mar 23, 2026)

1 minute, 33 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

1 hour, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Johannesburg Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:55 am
Astro. Twilight 4:55 am – 5:22 am
Nautical Twilight 5:22 am – 5:49 am
Civil Twilight 5:49 am – 6:12 am
Daylight 6:12 am – 6:15 pm
Civil Twilight 6:15 pm – 6:38 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:38 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:05 pm – 7:32 pm
Night 7:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Johannesburg - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:12 am 6:15 pm 12:02:53 −1:33 12:14 pm (62.7°) 92.648
Mar 24 6:13 am 6:14 pm 12:01:20 −1:33 12:14 pm (62.3°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:13 am 6:13 pm 11:59:47 −1:32 12:13 pm (61.9°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:14 am 6:12 pm 11:58:14 −1:32 12:13 pm (61.5°) 92.726
Mar 27 6:14 am 6:11 pm 11:56:41 −1:32 12:13 pm (61.1°) 92.751
Mar 28 6:15 am 6:10 pm 11:55:09 −1:32 12:12 pm (60.7°) 92.777
Mar 29 6:15 am 6:09 pm 11:53:37 −1:32 12:12 pm (60.3°) 92.803
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Johannesburg - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 10:46 am 9:20 pm - 4:04 pm (37.1°) 228,310 25.6%
Mar 24 11:55 am 10:18 pm - 5:07 pm (34.9°) 229,205 36.8%
Mar 25 12:59 pm 11:21 pm - 6:10 pm (34.9°) 230,503 48.6%
Mar 26 1:57 pm - - 7:11 pm (36.8°) 232,079 60.4%
Mar 27 - 12:28 am 2:46 pm 8:08 pm (40.4°) 233,839 71.3%
Mar 28 - 1:34 am 3:29 pm 9:00 pm (45.3°) 235,736 81.0%
Mar 29 - 2:37 am 4:05 pm 9:48 pm (51.1°) 237,742 88.9%
* 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, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 4:26 am Mon 5:02 pm Mon 10:44 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:35 am Mon 7:10 pm Mon 1:23 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Mon 5:00 am Mon 5:30 pm Mon 11:15 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:55 pm Tue 12:23 am Mon 7:09 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 6:21 am Mon 6:25 pm Mon 12:23 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 10:26 am Mon 9:09 pm Mon 3:48 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 6:10 am Mon 6:15 pm Mon 12:13 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Johannesburg.

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