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, 2026-08-06, 11:26 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Whitianga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 45.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 56.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 16:19; remaining time: 22d 4h 53m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:24
Moonset:	10:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 478 km
228 961 mi
Whitianga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 378 km
228 278 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: 51.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22 Day, 0 hours, 30 minutes. (≈22.021 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 27°

Whitianga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -6.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 291°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	23:15:00	00:00:00	00:24:00	01:36:00	02:49:00
Moonset:	09:45:00	10:12:00	10:45:00	11:25:00	12:13:00

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

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