Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-30, 08:18 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 29d 8h 1m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:55
Moonset:	08:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 858 km
247 839 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 423 km
246 947 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 23 hours, 29 minutes. (≈14.978 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 3°

Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -3.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 239.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:44:00	16:48:00	17:55:00	19:01:00	20:07:00
Moonset:	06:55:00	07:31:00	08:00:00	08:24:00	08:46:00

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

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