Dark skies over Johannesburg, South Africa

The next moonless night in Johannesburg is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:52 to 03:50. 4 of the next 30 nights have no Moon at all during full darkness.

Dark here means astronomical darkness (the Sun at least 18° below the horizon) with the Moon below the horizon: the best conditions for faint stars, the Milky Way and astrophotography. Light pollution and weather aren’t included.

Night ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov19:48–02:096 h 21 min28% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:49–02:416 h 52 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:50–03:137 h 22 min12% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:51–03:447 h 53 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov19:52–03:507 h 58 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov19:53–03:497 h 56 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov19:54–03:487 h 54 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov19:55–03:477 h 52 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov20:45–03:477 h 02 min7% lit
Thu 12 Nov21:37–03:466 h 09 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov22:24–03:455 h 21 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov23:07–03:454 h 38 min26% lit
Sun 15 Nov23:45–03:443 h 59 min35% lit
Mon 16 Nov00:19–03:433 h 24 min45% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:51–03:432 h 52 min54% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:22–03:422 h 21 min64% lit
Thu 19 Nov01:52–03:421 h 49 min74% lit
Fri 20 Nov02:24–03:411 h 17 min82% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:00–03:410 h 41 min90% lit
Sun 22 NovMoon up all night–96% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–97% lit
Thu 26 Nov20:10–21:070 h 57 min92% lit
Fri 27 Nov20:11–22:041 h 53 min85% lit
Sat 28 Nov20:12–22:532 h 41 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov20:13–23:353 h 21 min65% lit
Mon 30 Nov20:14–00:113 h 57 min54% lit
Tue 1 Dec20:15–00:444 h 29 min43% lit
Wed 2 Dec20:16–01:154 h 59 min33% lit

Times are local to Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.

Also for Johannesburg: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in South Africa

Computed with astronomy-engine from the Sun’s and Moon’s positions; moonrise and moonset follow the standard almanac definition. Checked against timeanddate.com and the US Naval Observatory for London, November 2026. Updated twice a day.