Timaru, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Timaru (New Zealand, Canterbury, Timaru District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 12:51 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Timaru 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 58m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:46
Moonset:	11:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 469 km
225 849 mi
Timaru ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 408 km
225 190 mi
View angle: 0.548°

Timaru on map:

Timaru

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-44.39672°
Longitude:	171.25364°
Country:	New Zealand Canterbury
Population:	28 007

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, 45 minutes. (≈23.989 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 44°

Timaru, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -6.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 302.3°):

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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:	01:27:00	02:41:00	03:46:00	04:37:00	05:17:00
Moonset:	09:57:00	10:50:00	11:56:00	13:12:00	14:32:00

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

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