moon .5deg.comNelson, New Zealand (Nelson City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Nelson local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 18:32, Moonset: 02:39.
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 | 19° | 337.3° | 81.2% |
| 100 | 13.8° | 325° | 81.5% |
| 200 | 6.9° | 313.9° | 81.9% |
| 300 | -1.5° | 304° | 82.3% |
| 400 | -10.8° | 294.9° | 82.6% |
| 500 | -20.8° | 286.4° | 83% |
| 600 | -31.3° | 277.8° | 83.4% |
| 700 | -42° | 268.6° | 83.7% |
| 800 | -52.7° | 257.5° | 84.1% |
| 900 | -62.8° | 241.8° | 84.4% |
| 1000 | -70.9° | 215.2° | 84.7% |
| 1100 | -73.4° | 172.5° | 85.1% |
| 1200 | -68.3° | 134.8° | 85.4% |
| 1300 | -59.2° | 113.2° | 85.8% |
| 1400 | -48.7° | 99.6° | 86.1% |
| 1500 | -37.8° | 89.5° | 86.4% |
| 1600 | -27° | 80.7° | 86.7% |
| 1700 | -16.3° | 72.3° | 87.1% |
| 1800 | -6.3° | 63.7° | 87.4% |
| 1900 | 3.2° | 54.4° | 87.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6° | 44° | 88% |
| 2100 | 18.4° | 32.3° | 88.3% |
| 2200 | 23.3° | 19.1° | 88.6% |
| 2300 | 25.7° | 4.7° | 88.9% |
| 2400 | 25.4° | 350° | 89.2% |