Wanaka, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Wanaka (New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown-Lakes District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 13:38 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Wanaka 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 12m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:56
Moonset:	12:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 490 km
225 862 mi
Wanaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 054 km
225 591 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 30.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 0 hours, 35 minutes. (≈24.024 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 49°

Wanaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 296.4°):

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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:	01:38:00	02:51:00	03:56:00	04:47:00	05:27:00
Moonset:	10:05:00	10:57:00	12:03:00	13:19:00	14:40:00

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

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