Ashburton, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ashburton (New Zealand, Canterbury, Ashburton District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 16:33 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Ashburton local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 10d 4h 12m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:22
Moonset:	21:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 457 km
228 948 mi
Ashburton ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 234 km
226 325 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Ashburton on map:

Ashburton

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-43.89834°
Longitude:	171.73011°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	30 100

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 25.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 23 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.991 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -163°

Ashburton, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 3.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	10:42:00	11:40:00	12:22:00	12:55:00	13:21:00
Moonset:	18:56:00	20:13:00	21:34:00	22:52:00	00:00:00

Ashburton moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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