Balclutha, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balclutha (New Zealand, Otago, Clutha District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 09:20 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Balclutha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.67%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 13d 6h 59m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:38
Moonset:	20:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 949 km
236 711 mi
Balclutha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 467 km
235 168 mi
View angle: 0.523°

Balclutha on map:

Balclutha

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-46.23389°
Longitude:	169.75°
Country:	New Zealand Otago
Population:	4 441

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 6.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 8 hours, 5 minutes. (≈2.337 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 165°

Balclutha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 79.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	07:58:00	08:20:00	08:38:00	08:56:00	09:14:00
Moonset:	18:19:00	19:39:00	20:54:00	22:07:00	23:19:00

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

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