Timaru, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Timaru (New Zealand, Canterbury, Timaru District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 01:31 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Timaru local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.67%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 13d 14h 48m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:32
Moonset:	20:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 362 km
235 725 mi
Timaru ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 430 km
237 631 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 23 hours, 49 minutes. (≈1.993 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Timaru, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 195.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	07:48:00	08:11:00	08:32:00	08:51:00	09:10:00
Moonset:	18:17:00	19:34:00	20:48:00	21:59:00	23:09:00

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

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