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, 2026-09-09, 07:43 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.87%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 05:50; remaining time: 17d 21h 6m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:12
Moonset:	15:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 471 km
229 579 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 136 km
226 885 mi
View angle: 0.539°

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: 6.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 0 hours, 58 minutes. (≈27.04 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -19°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 23.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 43.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09	2026-09-10	2026-09-11
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:49:00	04:34:00	05:12:00	05:44:00	06:11:00
Moonset:	13:22:00	14:36:00	15:50:00	17:01:00	18:09:00

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

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