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Kaikoura, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaikoura (New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 19:20 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Kaikoura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.99%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-30, 02:37; remaining time: 0d 7h 16m 18s.


Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise: 16:48
Moonset: 07:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 549 km
248 890 mi

Kaikoura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 975 km
246 047 mi

View angle: 0.497°

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: 99.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 11 hours, 29 minutes. (≈14.479 Day)

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Moon illumination angle = -15°


Kaikoura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 96.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

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date:2026-07-27 2026-07-28 2026-07-29 2026-07-30 2026-07-31
Day:MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Moonrise:14:42:0015:44:0016:48:0017:55:0019:01:00
Moonset:06:12:0006:55:0007:31:0008:00:0008:24:00

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