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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Johannesburg

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Johannesburg, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 5:24 PM, giving about 10h 30m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · JOHANNESBURG
Sunrise6:54 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Day length10h 30m
Sun right nowup, 27°

Computed for Johannesburg (-26.20°, 28.05°), shown in local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Twilight & the golden hour for Johannesburg

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour4:49 PM – 5:39 PM
Blue hour5:39 PM – 5:49 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°5:49 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°6:18 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark6:46 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°5:32 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°6:00 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°6:29 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:54 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Johannesburg

Moonrise10:45 AM
Moonset10:15 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination23%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Johannesburg. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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