moon .5deg.comChristchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury, Christchurch City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Christchurch local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 08:02, Moonset: 16:55.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 364 242 km226 329 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0% / 0.69%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.2 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -69.3° | 181.9° | 0.2% |
| 100 | -66.6° | 146.8° | 0.1% |
| 200 | -59.2° | 122.3° | 0.1% |
| 300 | -49.8° | 106.1° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -39.6° | 94.1° | 0% |
| 500 | -29.3° | 84.1° | 0% |
| 600 | -19.1° | 74.9° | 0% |
| 700 | -9.4° | 65.7° | 0% |
| 800 | -0.4° | 56.1° | 0% |
| 900 | 7.6° | 45.7° | 0% |
| 1000 | 14.2° | 34.1° | 0% |
| 1100 | 18.9° | 21.3° | 0% |
| 1200 | 21.4° | 7.7° | 0% |
| 1300 | 21.4° | 353.6° | 0.1% |
| 1400 | 18.8° | 340° | 0.1% |
| 1500 | 14.1° | 327.3° | 0.1% |
| 1600 | 7.5° | 315.9° | 0.2% |
| 1700 | -0.6° | 305.6° | 0.2% |
| 1800 | -9.6° | 296.3° | 0.3% |
| 1900 | -19.3° | 287.4° | 0.3% |
| 2000 | -29.6° | 278.7° | 0.4% |
| 2100 | -40° | 269.4° | 0.5% |
| 2200 | -50.5° | 258.5° | 0.5% |
| 2300 | -60.4° | 243.8° | 0.6% |
| 2400 | -68.8° | 220.5° | 0.7% |