Whitianga, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Whitianga (New Zealand, Waikato, Thames-Coromandel District). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-10, 17:35 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 17d 22h 44m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:03
Moonset:	14:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 364 212 km
226 311 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 787 km
227 290 mi
View angle: 0.547°

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: 8.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 16 hours, 49 minutes. (≈26.701 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 76°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-08	2026-08-09	2026-08-10	2026-08-11	2026-08-12
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	02:49:00	04:00:00	05:03:00	05:56:00	06:39:00
Moonset:	12:13:00	13:14:00	14:24:00	15:40:00	16:57:00

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

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