Whitianga, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Whitianga (New Zealand, Waikato, Thames-Coromandel District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 00:56 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 34.55%, Maximal illumination for this day: 44.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 9d 15h 23m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:58
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 632 km
247 077 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 244 km
246 836 mi
View angle: 0.501°

Whitianga on map:

Whitianga

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-36.83333°
Longitude:	175.7°
Country:	New Zealand Waikato
Population:	3 367

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 34.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 22 hours, 37 minutes. (≈5.943 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -135°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 235.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:02:00	09:29:00	09:58:00	10:31:00	11:10:00
Moonset:	22:37:00	23:40:00	00:00:00	00:42:00	01:43:00

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

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