moon .5deg.comWaitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-31.
All times are shown in Waitara local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 21:16, Moonset: 07:54.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 378 369 km235 108 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 87.93% / 94.08%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17.6 (Day)
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2026-08-31
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 38.4° | 39.3° | 94.1% |
| 100 | 43.9° | 21.4° | 93.9% |
| 200 | 45.9° | 1.1° | 93.7% |
| 300 | 43.8° | 340.8° | 93.4% |
| 400 | 38.3° | 323.1° | 93.2% |
| 500 | 30.2° | 308.6° | 93% |
| 600 | 20.4° | 296.7° | 92.7% |
| 700 | 9.8° | 286.6° | 92.5% |
| 800 | -1.5° | 277.4° | 92.3% |
| 900 | -12.9° | 268.5° | 92% |
| 1000 | -24.3° | 259.1° | 91.8% |
| 1100 | -35.3° | 248.4° | 91.5% |
| 1200 | -45.4° | 234.9° | 91.3% |
| 1300 | -53.7° | 216.7° | 91% |
| 1400 | -58.7° | 192.2° | 90.7% |
| 1500 | -58.6° | 164.4° | 90.5% |
| 1600 | -53.5° | 140.1° | 90.2% |
| 1700 | -45.2° | 122.1° | 89.9% |
| 1800 | -35.2° | 108.6° | 89.7% |
| 1900 | -24.4° | 97.7° | 89.4% |
| 2000 | -13.2° | 88.1° | 89.1% |
| 2100 | -2.2° | 79° | 88.8% |
| 2200 | 8.5° | 69.4° | 88.5% |
| 2300 | 18.5° | 58.9° | 88.2% |
| 2400 | 27.3° | 46.7° | 87.9% |