Taupo, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Taupo (New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 20:25 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Taupo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.54%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 17:13; remaining time: 18d 20h 47m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:46
Moonset:	15:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 277 km
231 943 mi
Taupo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 353 km
233 855 mi
View angle: 0.534°

Taupo on map:

Taupo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+13:00
Latitude:	-38.68333°
Longitude:	176.08333°
Country:	New Zealand Waikato
Population:	22 469

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 12.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 2 hours, 56 minutes. (≈26.122 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 68°

Taupo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 234.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:37:00	04:15:00	04:46:00	05:13:00	05:38:00
Moonset:	13:17:00	14:31:00	15:42:00	16:51:00	17:58:00

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

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