Westport, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Westport (New Zealand, West Coast, Buller District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 02:12 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Westport local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 92.88%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 2d 14h 7m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:53
Moonset:	06:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 186 km
249 285 mi
Westport ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 230 km
245 584 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Westport on map:

Westport

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-41.75262°
Longitude:	171.6037°
Country:	New Zealand West Coast
Population:	3 629

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 93.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 7 hours, 28 minutes. (≈12.311 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -142°

Westport, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 276.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:44:00	14:47:00	15:53:00	16:59:00	18:06:00
Moonset:	04:58:00	05:37:00	06:08:00	06:35:00	06:59:00

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

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