Wanaka, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Wanaka (New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown-Lakes District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 14:54 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Wanaka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 10d 5h 52m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:36
Moonset:	21:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 231 km
228 808 mi
Wanaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 657 km
226 587 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Wanaka on map:

Wanaka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-44.7°
Longitude:	169.15°
Country:	New Zealand Otago
Population:	4 428

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 24.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 21 hours, 58 minutes. (≈4.916 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 178°

Wanaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 28.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	10:57:00	11:54:00	12:36:00	13:08:00	13:33:00
Moonset:	19:03:00	20:20:00	21:42:00	23:00:00	00:00:00

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

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