Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-31, 10:00 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 28d 6h 19m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:01
Moonset:	08:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 910 km
245 386 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 834 km
245 338 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 98.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 23 hours, 35 minutes. (≈15.983 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 13°

Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 232.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	16:48:00	17:55:00	19:01:00	20:07:00	21:14:00
Moonset:	07:31:00	08:00:00	08:24:00	08:46:00	09:07:00

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

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