Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 22:31 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.35%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 16d 6h 53m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:50
Moonset:	16:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 770 km
234 735 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 816 km
236 628 mi
View angle: 0.527°

Kaikoura on map:

Kaikoura

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-42.40749°
Longitude:	173.68132°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	2 172

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 30 minutes. (≈27.271 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 1°

Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 184.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:30:00	02:39:00	03:50:00	05:03:00	06:19:00
Moonset:	15:48:00	16:10:00	16:31:00	16:53:00	17:18:00

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

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