Wanaka, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Wanaka (New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown-Lakes District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 22:23 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Wanaka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.35%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 1m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:08
Moonset:	16:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 796 km
234 752 mi
Wanaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 613 km
236 502 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 21 minutes. (≈27.265 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 5°

Wanaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -46°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 193.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:44:00	02:55:00	04:08:00	05:23:00	06:41:00
Moonset:	16:11:00	16:31:00	16:50:00	17:10:00	17:32:00

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

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