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: Thursday, 2026-05-28, 18:25 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Palmerston North local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.74%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.62%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 3d 2h 20m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:49
Moonset:	04:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 923 km
247 879 mi
Palmerston North ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 126 km
244 277 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 91.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 23 hours, 13 minutes. (≈11.968 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Palmerston North, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29	2026-05-30
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	14:05:00	14:26:00	14:49:00	15:16:00	15:47:00
Moonset:	02:06:00	03:09:00	04:12:00	05:15:00	06:18:00

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

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