Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 12:54 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 36.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 05:50; remaining time: 20d 15h 55m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:36
Moonset:	11:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 470 km
225 850 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 500 km
225 247 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 30.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 23 hours, 48 minutes. (≈23.992 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 45°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 301°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	01:18:00	02:31:00	03:36:00	04:27:00	05:09:00
Moonset:	09:56:00	10:48:00	11:54:00	13:09:00	14:29:00

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

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