Nelson, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nelson (New Zealand, Nelson City). Current time: Saturday, 2026-06-13, 07:05 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Nelson local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.07%, Maximal illumination for this day: 10.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 11:58; remaining time: 17d 4h 52m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:21
Moonset:	14:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 875 km
227 344 mi
Nelson ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 634 km
225 330 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Nelson on map:

Nelson

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-41.27078°
Longitude:	173.28404°
Country:	New Zealand
Population:	59 200

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 8.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 19 hours, 26 minutes. (≈26.81 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -42°

Nelson, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 13.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 43°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14	2026-06-15
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	02:45:00	04:01:00	05:21:00	06:42:00	07:59:00
Moonset:	13:44:00	14:13:00	14:50:00	15:38:00	16:39:00

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

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