Rotorua, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rotorua (New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 19:30 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Rotorua local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 36.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 05:50; remaining time: 20d 9h 19m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:57
Moonset:	12:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 688 km
225 986 mi
Rotorua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 146 km
228 755 mi
View angle: 0.548°

Rotorua on map:

Rotorua

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-38.13874°
Longitude:	176.24516°
Country:	New Zealand Bay of Plenty
Population:	65 901

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 28%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 6 hours, 60 minutes. (≈24.291 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 66°

Rotorua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -76.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 215.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	00:41:00	01:52:00	02:57:00	03:51:00	04:36:00
Moonset:	10:02:00	10:57:00	12:02:00	13:15:00	14:30:00

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

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