Whakatane, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Whakatane (New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Whakatane District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 11:03 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whakatane local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.37%, Maximal illumination for this day: 5.35%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 15d 18h 21m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:48
Moonset:	16:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 339 km
233 225 mi
Whakatane ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 903 km
229 226 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Whakatane on map:

Whakatane

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-37.95855°
Longitude:	176.98545°
Country:	New Zealand Bay of Plenty
Population:	18 602

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 3.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 20 hours, 1 minutes. (≈27.834 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Whakatane, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 47.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 356.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:32:00	03:39:00	04:48:00	05:59:00	07:15:00
Moonset:	15:53:00	16:18:00	16:43:00	17:11:00	17:44:00

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

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