moon .5deg.comWaitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Waitara local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 18:20, Moonset: 02:44.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 375 km229 519 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 81.17% / 89.19%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.1 (Day)
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2026-02-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 20.8° | 336.2° | 81.2% |
| 100 | 15.3° | 323.9° | 81.5% |
| 200 | 7.9° | 313° | 81.9% |
| 300 | -0.8° | 303.4° | 82.3% |
| 400 | -10.5° | 294.7° | 82.6% |
| 500 | -20.9° | 286.7° | 83% |
| 600 | -31.7° | 278.7° | 83.4% |
| 700 | -42.8° | 270.1° | 83.7% |
| 800 | -53.9° | 259.7° | 84.1% |
| 900 | -64.4° | 244.6° | 84.4% |
| 1000 | -73.1° | 216.9° | 84.7% |
| 1100 | -75.5° | 167.9° | 85.1% |
| 1200 | -69.3° | 128.6° | 85.4% |
| 1300 | -59.3° | 108.6° | 85.8% |
| 1400 | -48.3° | 96.4° | 86.1% |
| 1500 | -37° | 87.1° | 86.4% |
| 1600 | -25.8° | 79° | 86.7% |
| 1700 | -14.9° | 71.1° | 87.1% |
| 1800 | -4.5° | 62.9° | 87.4% |
| 1900 | 5.2° | 53.9° | 87.7% |
| 2000 | 13.7° | 43.6° | 88% |
| 2100 | 20.7° | 31.9° | 88.3% |
| 2200 | 25.7° | 18.5° | 88.6% |
| 2300 | 28° | 3.8° | 88.9% |
| 2400 | 27.5° | 348.8° | 89.2% |