Matamata, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matamata (New Zealand, Waikato, Matamata-Piako District). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 07:11 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Matamata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 25.35%, Maximal illumination for this day: 34.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 10d 9h 8m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:27
Moonset:	23:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 706 km
245 259 mi
Matamata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 417 km
245 701 mi
View angle: 0.505°

Matamata on map:

Matamata

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-37.8106°
Longitude:	175.76237°
Country:	New Zealand Waikato
Population:	6 306

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 28.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 5 hours, 55 minutes. (≈5.246 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 158°

Matamata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 132.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	08:36:00	09:01:00	09:27:00	09:55:00	10:28:00
Moonset:	21:34:00	22:38:00	23:42:00	00:00:00	00:45:00

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

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