Taupo, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Taupo (New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-27, 17:25 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Taupo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 79.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.74%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 4d 3h 20m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:26
Moonset:	03:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 104 km
245 506 mi
Taupo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 818 km
242 222 mi
View angle: 0.504°

Taupo on map:

Taupo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-38.68333°
Longitude:	176.08333°
Country:	New Zealand Waikato
Population:	22 469

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 84.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 0 hours, 11 minutes. (≈11.008 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -164°

Taupo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 76.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:42:00	14:04:00	14:26:00	14:51:00	15:18:00
Moonset:	01:01:00	02:04:00	03:06:00	04:07:00	05:09:00

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

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