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: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 03:07 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whakatane local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.99%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-30, 02:37; remaining time: 0d 23h 29m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:48
Moonset:	07:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 348 km
250 007 mi
Whakatane ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 257 km
246 222 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 99.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 20 hours, 35 minutes. (≈13.858 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -147°

Whakatane, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 42.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	14:47:00	15:46:00	16:48:00	17:52:00	18:55:00
Moonset:	05:40:00	06:24:00	07:02:00	07:35:00	08:03:00

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

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