Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-11-10, 16:48 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.03%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-25, 03:55; remaining time: 14d 11h 6m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:52
Moonset:	21:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 505 km
248 862 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 868 km
244 738 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Christchurch on map:

Christchurch

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+13:00
Latitude:	-43.53333°
Longitude:	172.63333°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	363 926

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.74%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 19 hours, 24 minutes. (≈0.809 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -91°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 50°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 283.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-08	2026-11-09	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	04:59:00	05:23:00	05:52:00	06:27:00	07:10:00
Moonset:	19:28:00	20:36:00	21:43:00	22:45:00	23:40:00

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

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