Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-07, 15:49 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 34.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 45.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 21d 0h 30m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:11
Moonset:	11:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 282 km
226 976 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 991 km
228 659 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 38%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 6 hours, 50 minutes. (≈23.285 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 54°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 263.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:53:00	02:11:00	03:29:00	04:41:00
Moonset:	10:12:00	10:39:00	11:14:00	11:59:00	12:57:00

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

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