16 AUG 2026today
12 aug
11 sept
moon phase today in johannesburg: waxing crescent, 17% illuminated
location
tonight
16 AUG 2026
current cycle
12 aug
11 sept
current phase
waxing crescent
illum 17%
dist 388,255 km
size 99.0%
sign libra → scorpio
current cycle
cycle #32912 AUG — 11 SEPT
selected day16 AUG 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waxing crescent · building
illum
17.1%
age
3.18 days
rise
08:47
set
21:42
tonight's pathjohannesburg
time14:00· now
altitude+65.0°
azimuth44° NE
illuminated17.1%
positionover horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
388,255 kmdist Δ
1.0% farthersize
99.0% of meanposition
alt / az
65° / 44°sign
libra→ sign
scorpio 11:00sun
sunrise
06:37sunset
17:49day length
11h 12mgolden
17:17blue
18:13cycle
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#329déjà vu
—moon phase today in johannesburg
the moon is currently in a waxing crescent phase, 17% illuminated, in the sign of libra. it is about average size, at a distance of 388,255 km from earth.
from johannesburg, the moon rises at 08:47 and sets at 21:42. the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:49.
this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on fri, 11 sept 2026.
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