Taupo, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Taupo (New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-02, 03:37 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Taupo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 85.2%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.78%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 26d 12h 42m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:04
Moonset:	08:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 292 km
240 652 mi
Taupo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 430 km
236 388 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 90.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 15 hours, 29 minutes. (≈17.645 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -40°

Taupo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 53.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 332.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	18:57:00	20:01:00	21:04:00	22:09:00	23:17:00
Moonset:	08:07:00	08:32:00	08:55:00	09:18:00	09:42:00

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

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