moon .5deg.comLower Hutt, New Zealand (Wellington, Lower Hutt City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Lower Hutt local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 18:25, Moonset: 02:33.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 375 km229 519 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 81.17% / 89.19%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.1 (Day)
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2026-02-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 18.5° | 335.9° | 81.2% |
| 100 | 13.2° | 323.6° | 81.5% |
| 200 | 6° | 312.7° | 81.9% |
| 300 | -2.4° | 302.9° | 82.3% |
| 400 | -11.9° | 293.9° | 82.6% |
| 500 | -22° | 285.4° | 83% |
| 600 | -32.5° | 276.9° | 83.4% |
| 700 | -43.3° | 267.6° | 83.7% |
| 800 | -53.9° | 256.1° | 84.1% |
| 900 | -63.9° | 239.6° | 84.4% |
| 1000 | -71.6° | 211.2° | 84.7% |
| 1100 | -73.3° | 167.3° | 85.1% |
| 1200 | -67.5° | 131.6° | 85.4% |
| 1300 | -58.1° | 111.3° | 85.8% |
| 1400 | -47.5° | 98.3° | 86.1% |
| 1500 | -36.6° | 88.4° | 86.4% |
| 1600 | -25.7° | 79.7° | 86.7% |
| 1700 | -15.1° | 71.3° | 87.1% |
| 1800 | -5.1° | 62.6° | 87.4% |
| 1900 | 4.3° | 53.3° | 87.7% |
| 2000 | 12.5° | 42.8° | 88% |
| 2100 | 19.1° | 30.9° | 88.3% |
| 2200 | 23.7° | 17.5° | 88.6% |
| 2300 | 25.8° | 3° | 88.9% |
| 2400 | 25.2° | 348.3° | 89.2% |