Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 21:39 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.37%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 14d 7h 45m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:24
Moonset:	17:20

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 424 km
229 550 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 154 km
231 246 mi
View angle: 0.539°

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: 0.01%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29 Day, 10 hours, 26 minutes. (≈29.435 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 92°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 241.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:54:00	05:08:00	06:24:00	07:45:00	09:09:00
Moonset:	16:36:00	16:57:00	17:20:00	17:48:00	18:22:00

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

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