Palmerston North, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Palmerston North (New Zealand, Manawatu-Wanganui, Palmerston North City). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 12:34 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Palmerston North local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 13d 16h 49m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:25
Moonset:	17:44

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 377 km
228 277 mi
Palmerston North ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 189 km
225 054 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Palmerston North on map:

Palmerston North

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-40.35636°
Longitude:	175.61113°
Country:	New Zealand Manawatu-Wanganui
Population:	75 996

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.42%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 14 hours, 36 minutes. (≈0.609 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 129°

Palmerston North, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 32.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 0.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:54:00	06:08:00	07:25:00	08:45:00	10:06:00
Moonset:	16:47:00	17:13:00	17:44:00	18:21:00	19:08:00

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

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