moon .5deg.comMoonrise, 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: | 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°

| Local timezone: | GMT+12:00 |
| Latitude: | -42.40749° |
| Longitude: | 173.68132° |
| Country: | New Zealand Canterbury |
| Population: | 2 172 |
Moon illumination
0-24h (Current: 100%):
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 23 hours, 29 minutes. (≈14.978 Day)
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Moon Altitude
(0-24h), Current: -3.2°
Moon Azimuth
0-24h (Current: 239.4°):
| 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):