Taupo, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Taupo (New Zealand, Waikato, Taupo District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 12:54 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Taupo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 36.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 05:50; remaining time: 20d 15h 55m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:59
Moonset:	12:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 470 km
225 850 mi
Taupo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 474 km
225 231 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 30.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 23 hours, 48 minutes. (≈23.991 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 51°

Taupo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 299.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	00:44:00	01:55:00	02:59:00	03:54:00	04:38:00
Moonset:	10:01:00	10:56:00	12:01:00	13:14:00	14:29:00

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

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