Paraparaumu, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Paraparaumu (New Zealand, Wellington, Kapiti Coast District). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-31, 18:38 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Paraparaumu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 27d 21h 41m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:58
Moonset:	08:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 436 km
244 470 mi
Paraparaumu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 966 km
243 556 mi
View angle: 0.506°

Paraparaumu on map:

Paraparaumu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-40.91667°
Longitude:	175.01667°
Country:	New Zealand Wellington
Population:	25 263

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 7 hours, 46 minutes. (≈16.323 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -3°

Paraparaumu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 109.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	16:48:00	17:53:00	18:58:00	20:03:00	21:09:00
Moonset:	07:20:00	07:50:00	08:16:00	08:39:00	09:00:00

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

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