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Johannesburg, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:03:20 am
Moon Direction: 262° West
Moon Altitude: -26.7°
Moon Distance: 237,682 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Johannesburg, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:09 am (251°) 5:16 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:04 am (246°) 5:53 pm (116°) 12:07 am (84.1°) 250,052 99.8%
3 - 8:01 am (242°) 6:34 pm (119°) 12:54 am (87.9°) 251,203 98.4%
4 - 8:56 am (239°) 7:20 pm (121°) 1:43 am (89.5°) 251,941 95.2%
5 - 9:50 am (238°) 8:10 pm (122°) 2:34 am (88.2°) 252,175 90.2%
6 - 10:40 am (239°) 9:04 pm (120°) 3:26 am (88.3°) 251,812 83.7%
7 - 11:25 am (241°) 10:00 pm (118°) 4:16 am (89.8°) 250,776 75.9%
8 - 12:06 pm (245°) 10:57 pm (113°) 5:06 am (87.4°) 249,022 67.0%
9 - 12:43 pm (249°) 11:54 pm (108°) 5:53 am (83.4°) 246,550 57.3%
10 - 1:17 pm (255°) - 6:39 am (78.5°) 243,432 47.0%
11 12:51 am (102°) 1:49 pm (262°) - 7:23 am (72.7°) 239,797 36.6%
12 1:48 am (95°) 2:21 pm (269°) - 8:08 am (66.3°) 235,864 26.4%
13 2:47 am (88°) 2:54 pm (276°) - 8:54 am (59.6°) 231,908 17.0%
14 3:49 am (80°) 3:29 pm (283°) - 9:42 am (52.8°) 228,275 9.1%
15 4:54 am (73°) 4:10 pm (290°) - 10:35 am (46.3°) 225,297 3.4%
16 6:04 am (66°) 4:56 pm (296°) - 11:33 am (40.9°) 223,303 0.5%
17 7:17 am (61°) 5:52 pm (300°) - 12:36 pm (36.9°) 222,509 0.8%
18 8:30 am (59°) 6:55 pm (302°) - 1:43 pm (35.0°) 222,982 4.4%
19 9:37 am (59°) 8:04 pm (301°) - 2:50 pm (35.5°) 224,631 10.9%
20 10:35 am (61°) 9:14 pm (297°) - 3:53 pm (38.1°) 227,222 19.8%
21 11:25 am (65°) 10:22 pm (292°) - 4:51 pm (42.3°) 230,444 30.2%
22 12:06 pm (71°) 11:25 pm (286°) - 5:43 pm (47.7°) 233,958 41.3%
23 12:42 pm (78°) - - 6:30 pm (53.7°) 237,499 52.5%
24 - 12:25 am (279°) 1:14 pm (85°) 7:15 pm (60.0°) 240,838 63.2%
25 - 1:21 am (272°) 1:44 pm (91°) 7:57 pm (66.2°) 243,837 73.0%
26 - 2:16 am (265°) 2:14 pm (98°) 8:39 pm (72.2°) 246,409 81.5%
27 - 3:10 am (259°) 2:44 pm (104°) 9:21 pm (77.8°) 248,525 88.6%
28 - 4:04 am (253°) 3:17 pm (110°) 10:05 pm (82.7°) 250,180 94.1%
29 - 4:59 am (247°) 3:52 pm (115°) 10:51 pm (86.8°) 251,387 97.8%
30 - 5:55 am (243°) 4:32 pm (118°) 11:39 pm (89.7°) 252,157 99.6%
31 - 6:50 am (240°) 5:17 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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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