Whitianga, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Whitianga (New Zealand, Waikato, Thames-Coromandel District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 04:02 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 22m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:18
Moonset:	17:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 505 km
228 978 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 503 km
230 220 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.05%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 55 minutes. (≈0.205 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 43°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -36.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 98.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:53:00	06:03:00	07:18:00	08:35:00	09:53:00
Moonset:	16:49:00	17:18:00	17:52:00	18:31:00	19:21:00

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

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