Bluff, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bluff (New Zealand, Southland, Invercargill City). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 16:38 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Bluff 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 8m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:47
Moonset:	21:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 468 km
228 955 mi
Bluff ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 534 km
226 511 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Bluff on map:

Bluff

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-46.6°
Longitude:	168.33333°
Country:	New Zealand Southland
Population:	1 938

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 25.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 23 hours, 52 minutes. (≈4.994 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -165°

Bluff, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 19.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 5.5°):

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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:	11:11:00	12:07:00	12:47:00	13:17:00	13:40:00
Moonset:	18:56:00	20:15:00	21:38:00	22:59:00	00:00:00

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

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