Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Sunday, 2026-05-31, 16:28 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 0d 4h 18m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:23
Moonset:	07:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 124 km
251 732 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 271 km
250 581 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Christchurch on map:

Christchurch

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-43.53333°
Longitude:	172.63333°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	363 926

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 14 hours, 31 minutes. (≈14.605 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 127.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-29	2026-05-30	2026-05-31	2026-06-01	2026-06-02
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	15:19:00	15:48:00	16:23:00	17:06:00	17:58:00
Moonset:	05:36:00	06:41:00	07:46:00	08:46:00	09:40:00

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

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