Moon Information For August 12 2026 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset	11h14m
Moonrise	06:23
Moonset	17:37
Distance to the center of the Sun	151,590,421 km
Distance to the center of Earth	368,248 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)	1%
Lunar phase	waning
Current zodiac sign the Moon	Pisces ♓
Moon age (days past new moon)	28.6

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According to international time UTC, a solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in South Africa from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.