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

Moon: 88.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 5:03:03 am
Moon Direction: 304° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 48.3°
Moon Distance: 240,285 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:59 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:25 am (262°) 8:24 pm (95°) 2:00 am (72.2°) 243,789 94.4%
2 - 8:55 am (269°) 9:20 pm (88°) 2:43 am (66.1°) 241,567 88.6%
3 - 9:26 am (276°) 10:17 pm (81°) 3:26 am (59.7°) 239,222 80.9%
4 - 9:58 am (283°) 11:17 pm (74°) 4:11 am (53.3°) 236,780 71.6%
5 - 10:34 am (289°) - 4:58 am (47.3°) 234,292 60.9%
6 12:20 am (68°) 11:16 am (295°) - 5:50 am (42.0°) 231,845 49.4%
7 1:27 am (63°) 12:04 pm (299°) - 6:47 am (37.9°) 229,570 37.7%
8 2:35 am (59°) 1:01 pm (301°) - 7:49 am (35.4°) 227,654 26.3%
9 3:42 am (58°) 2:06 pm (301°) - 8:54 am (35.0°) 226,311 16.2%
10 4:44 am (60°) 3:16 pm (299°) - 9:58 am (36.7°) 225,743 8.1%
11 5:38 am (63°) 4:27 pm (294°) - 11:00 am (40.4°) 226,095 2.6%
12 6:24 am (69°) 5:36 pm (288°) - 11:57 am (45.6°) 227,417 0.2%
13 7:04 am (76°) 6:41 pm (281°) - 12:49 pm (51.9°) 229,648 0.7%
14 7:39 am (83°) 7:42 pm (273°) - 1:38 pm (58.6°) 232,592 4.0%
15 8:12 am (90°) 8:41 pm (266°) - 2:24 pm (65.3°) 236,013 9.7%
16 8:44 am (97°) 9:39 pm (259°) - 3:08 pm (71.8°) 239,602 17.3%
17 9:16 am (104°) 10:36 pm (253°) - 3:53 pm (77.7°) 243,074 26.1%
18 9:50 am (110°) 11:33 pm (247°) - 4:38 pm (82.8°) 246,152 35.6%
19 10:26 am (115°) - - 5:25 pm (86.9°) 248,634 45.6%
20 - 12:30 am (243°) 11:07 am (118°) 6:14 pm (89.9°) 250,366 55.5%
21 - 1:26 am (240°) 11:51 am (121°) 7:05 pm (88.4°) 251,281 65.1%
22 - 2:20 am (239°) 12:41 pm (122°) 7:56 pm (88.1°) 251,374 74.1%
23 - 3:11 am (239°) 1:34 pm (121°) 8:48 pm (89.2°) 250,709 82.2%
24 - 3:58 am (240°) 2:30 pm (118°) 9:38 pm (88.3°) 249,401 89.2%
25 - 4:41 am (244°) 3:27 pm (115°) 10:26 pm (84.6°) 247,600 94.6%
26 - 5:19 am (248°) 4:24 pm (110°) 11:12 pm (79.9°) 245,473 98.3%
27 - 5:54 am (253°) 5:21 pm (104°) 11:57 pm (74.3°) 243,179 99.9%
28 - 6:26 am (260°) 6:17 pm (97°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:57 am (267°) 7:14 pm (90°) 12:40 am (68.2°) 240,863 99.4%
30 - 7:28 am (274°) 8:11 pm (83°) 1:24 am (61.8°) 238,633 96.5%
31 - 8:00 am (281°) 9:11 pm (76°) 2:09 am (55.3°) 236,559 91.2%
* 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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Johannesburg on Aug 28

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