Whitianga, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Whitianga (New Zealand, Waikato, Thames-Coromandel District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-08, 02:02 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 17:13; remaining time: 18d 15h 10m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:13
Moonset:	16:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 264 km
232 557 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 401 km
233 885 mi
View angle: 0.532°

Whitianga on map:

Whitianga

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+13:00
Latitude:	-36.83333°
Longitude:	175.7°
Country:	New Zealand Waikato
Population:	3 367

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 10.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 8 hours, 49 minutes. (≈26.367 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -11°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -37.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 110°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09	2026-10-10
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	04:12:00	04:44:00	05:13:00	05:39:00	06:04:00
Moonset:	14:36:00	15:47:00	16:54:00	17:59:00	19:04:00

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

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