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: Friday, 2026-07-31, 02:01 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Rotorua 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: 28d 14h 18m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:57
Moonset:	08:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 215 km
246 196 mi
Rotorua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 699 km
241 526 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 16 hours, 3 minutes. (≈15.669 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -45°

Rotorua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 64.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 326.4°):

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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:	16:51:00	17:54:00	18:57:00	20:00:00	21:04:00
Moonset:	07:06:00	07:38:00	08:06:00	08:31:00	08:54:00

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

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