OrbitNight
← Night sky over Johannesburg tonight

Johannesburg sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:19 AM, sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:24 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 15:47 AM6:07 PM11:25 PM8:50 AMWaning gibbous · 74%
Fri, Oct 25:46 AM6:08 PM—9:49 AMWaning gibbous · 63%
Sat, Oct 35:45 AM6:08 PM12:29 AM10:54 AMLast quarter · 52%
Sun, Oct 45:44 AM6:09 PM1:25 AM12:01 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Mon, Oct 55:43 AM6:09 PM2:14 AM1:08 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Tue, Oct 65:42 AM6:10 PM2:57 AM2:13 PMWaning crescent · 20%
Wed, Oct 75:41 AM6:10 PM3:34 AM3:14 PMWaning crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 85:40 AM6:11 PM4:08 AM4:14 PMWaning crescent · 6%
Fri, Oct 95:39 AM6:11 PM4:40 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Sat, Oct 105:38 AM6:12 PM5:12 AM6:09 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 115:37 AM6:12 PM5:44 AM7:07 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 125:36 AM6:13 PM6:19 AM8:05 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Tue, Oct 135:35 AM6:13 PM6:57 AM9:03 PMWaxing crescent · 8%
Wed, Oct 145:34 AM6:14 PM7:39 AM9:59 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Thu, Oct 155:33 AM6:14 PM8:25 AM10:54 PMWaxing crescent · 21%
Fri, Oct 165:32 AM6:15 PM9:15 AM11:44 PMWaxing crescent · 29%
Sat, Oct 175:31 AM6:15 PM10:09 AM—Waxing crescent · 38%
Sun, Oct 185:30 AM6:16 PM11:04 AM12:30 AMFirst quarter · 48%
Mon, Oct 195:29 AM6:16 PM12:00 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 57%
Tue, Oct 205:28 AM6:17 PM12:56 PM1:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Wed, Oct 215:27 AM6:17 PM1:52 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Thu, Oct 225:26 AM6:18 PM2:48 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 235:25 AM6:19 PM3:45 PM3:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 91%
Sat, Oct 245:24 AM6:19 PM4:45 PM3:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Sun, Oct 255:23 AM6:20 PM5:47 PM4:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Mon, Oct 265:23 AM6:20 PM6:54 PM5:08 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 275:22 AM6:21 PM8:03 PM5:52 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Wed, Oct 285:21 AM6:22 PM9:13 PM6:42 AMWaning gibbous · 93%
Thu, Oct 295:20 AM6:22 PM10:20 PM7:41 AMWaning gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 305:19 AM6:23 PM11:20 PM8:45 AMWaning gibbous · 77%
Sat, Oct 315:19 AM6:24 PM—9:54 AMWaning gibbous · 66%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 2:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 12:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 6:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).