Paraparaumu, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Paraparaumu (New Zealand, Wellington, Kapiti Coast District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 16:10 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Paraparaumu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 10d 4h 36m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:59
Moonset:	21:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 404 km
228 915 mi
Paraparaumu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 901 km
226 117 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 25.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 23 hours, 22 minutes. (≈4.973 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -163°

Paraparaumu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 5.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	10:14:00	11:13:00	11:59:00	12:34:00	13:02:00
Moonset:	18:57:00	20:12:00	21:30:00	22:45:00	23:56:00

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

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