Taupo, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Taupo (New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 03:31 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Taupo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 52m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:20
Moonset:	17:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 576 km
229 023 mi
Taupo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 012 km
230 536 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 20 minutes. (≈0.181 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 44°

Taupo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 104.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:52:00	06:04:00	07:20:00	08:38:00	09:57:00
Moonset:	16:46:00	17:14:00	17:46:00	18:24:00	19:12:00

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

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