Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-11-04, 22:36 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.99%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.71%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-25, 03:55; remaining time: 20d 5h 18m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:31
Moonset:	14:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 904 km
233 576 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 042 km
235 526 mi
View angle: 0.53°

Kaikoura on map:

Kaikoura

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+13:00
Latitude:	-42.40749°
Longitude:	173.68132°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	2 172

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 23.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 18 hours, 31 minutes. (≈24.771 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 29°

Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 154.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-02	2026-11-03	2026-11-04	2026-11-05	2026-11-06
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:36:00	03:06:00	03:31:00	03:53:00	04:13:00
Moonset:	12:23:00	13:38:00	14:49:00	15:58:00	17:06:00

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

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