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: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 13:39 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whakatane 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 10m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:53
Moonset:	12:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 490 km
225 862 mi
Whakatane ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 352 km
225 776 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 30.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 0 hours, 37 minutes. (≈24.025 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 59°

Whakatane, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293.1°):

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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:	00:37:00	01:49:00	02:53:00	03:48:00	04:32:00
Moonset:	10:00:00	10:55:00	12:00:00	13:12:00	14:27:00

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

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