Christchurch, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Christchurch (New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch City). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-08, 08:40 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Christchurch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 17:13; remaining time: 18d 8h 32m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:32
Moonset:	17:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 465 km
233 303 mi
Christchurch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 612 km
230 288 mi
View angle: 0.53°

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: 9.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 15 hours, 44 minutes. (≈26.656 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -17°

Christchurch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 44.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09	2026-10-10
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	04:42:00	05:09:00	05:32:00	05:53:00	06:12:00
Moonset:	14:33:00	15:49:00	17:03:00	18:13:00	19:24:00

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

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