Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 19:31 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 36.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 05:50; remaining time: 20d 9h 19m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:26
Moonset:	11:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 689 km
225 986 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 007 km
228 669 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 28%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 7 hours, 0 minutes. (≈24.292 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 61°

Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -72°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 213.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	01:08:00	02:21:00	03:26:00	04:18:00	05:00:00
Moonset:	09:56:00	10:49:00	11:55:00	13:10:00	14:28:00

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

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