Queenstown, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Queenstown (New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown-Lakes District). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-05-05, 23:47 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Queenstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.02%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 25d 20h 58m 56s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:18
Moonset:	11:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 133 km
251 738 mi
Queenstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 138 km
248 013 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Queenstown on map:

Queenstown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-45.03023°
Longitude:	168.66271°
Country:	New Zealand Otago
Population:	10 442

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 3 hours, 55 minutes. (≈18.163 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -45°

Queenstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 90.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-03	2026-05-04	2026-05-05	2026-05-06	2026-05-07
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	17:56:00	18:32:00	19:18:00	20:12:00	21:14:00
Moonset:	09:13:00	10:18:00	11:17:00	12:08:00	12:51:00

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

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