Johannesburg sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:18 AM, sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:03 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:07 AM | 6:46 PM | 12:11 AM | 12:02 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:07 AM | 6:47 PM | 12:44 AM | 1:00 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:07 AM | 6:48 PM | 1:15 AM | 1:56 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:07 AM | 6:48 PM | 1:46 AM | 2:52 PM | Waning crescent · 19% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:07 AM | 6:49 PM | 2:19 AM | 3:49 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:07 AM | 6:50 PM | 2:54 AM | 4:45 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:07 AM | 6:50 PM | 3:33 AM | 5:42 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:07 AM | 6:51 PM | 4:16 AM | 6:38 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:08 AM | 6:52 PM | 5:03 AM | 7:31 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:08 AM | 6:52 PM | 5:55 AM | 8:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:08 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:49 AM | 9:04 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:08 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:44 AM | 9:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:09 AM | 6:54 PM | 8:39 AM | 10:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 16% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:09 AM | 6:55 PM | 9:33 AM | 10:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 24% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:09 AM | 6:56 PM | 10:26 AM | 11:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 32% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:10 AM | 6:56 PM | 11:20 AM | 11:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:10 AM | 6:57 PM | 12:14 PM | — | First quarter · 52% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:10 AM | 6:57 PM | 1:10 PM | 12:21 AM | Waxing gibbous · 62% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:11 AM | 6:58 PM | 2:10 PM | 12:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:11 AM | 6:58 PM | 3:15 PM | 1:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:12 AM | 6:59 PM | 4:23 PM | 2:13 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:12 AM | 6:59 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:13 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:44 PM | 4:04 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:13 AM | 7:00 PM | 7:47 PM | 5:12 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:14 AM | 7:01 PM | 8:42 PM | 6:25 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:14 AM | 7:01 PM | 9:28 PM | 7:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:15 AM | 7:02 PM | 10:08 PM | 8:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:16 AM | 7:02 PM | 10:43 PM | 9:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:16 AM | 7:02 PM | 11:16 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:17 AM | 7:03 PM | 11:48 PM | 11:50 AM | Last quarter · 54% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:18 AM | 7:03 PM | — | 12:47 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
Sky events this month
- Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Thu, Dec 24 3:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).