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Bluff, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:13:27 am
Moon Direction: 139° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -61.7°
Moon Distance: 227,973 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 1:03 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Bluff, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:03 am (248°) 4:59 pm (115°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 8:13 am (240°) 5:21 pm (122°) 12:28 am (61.6°) 249,510 99.8%
3 - 9:21 am (234°) 5:49 pm (128°) 1:14 am (65.8°) 250,799 99.2%
4 - 10:27 am (229°) 6:25 pm (132°) 2:03 am (68.9°) 251,708 96.6%
5 - 11:27 am (227°) 7:10 pm (133°) 2:53 am (70.8°) 252,149 92.3%
6 - 12:18 pm (227°) 8:04 pm (132°) 3:45 am (71.2°) 252,030 86.4%
7 - 12:59 pm (230°) 9:07 pm (129°) 4:36 am (70.3°) 251,264 79.1%
8 - 1:32 pm (234°) 10:14 pm (124°) 5:26 am (67.9°) 249,791 70.6%
9 - 1:59 pm (240°) 11:24 pm (117°) 6:14 am (64.4°) 247,597 61.1%
10 - 2:20 pm (247°) - 7:00 am (59.8°) 244,716 51.0%
11 12:36 am (109°) 2:39 pm (256°) - 7:45 am (54.3°) 241,264 40.6%
12 1:48 am (100°) 2:56 pm (265°) - 8:29 am (48.2°) 237,414 30.3%
13 3:02 am (91°) 3:13 pm (274°) - 9:15 am (41.6°) 233,432 20.5%
14 4:18 am (81°) 3:32 pm (284°) - 10:02 am (34.8°) 229,630 12.0%
15 5:39 am (71°) 3:54 pm (293°) - 10:53 am (28.2°) 226,360 5.3%
16 7:05 am (61°) 4:21 pm (302°) - 11:48 am (22.3°) 223,948 1.2%
17 8:33 am (53°) 4:58 pm (309°) - 12:50 pm (17.7°) 222,668 0.3%
18 9:58 am (48°) 5:49 pm (313°) - 1:55 pm (15.0°) 222,648 2.6%
19 11:11 am (47°) 6:56 pm (313°) - 3:03 pm (14.5°) 223,861 8.1%
20 12:07 pm (49°) 8:14 pm (309°) - 4:08 pm (16.3°) 226,120 16.1%
21 12:47 pm (55°) 9:37 pm (303°) - 5:08 pm (20.0°) 229,138 26.0%
22 1:17 pm (62°) 10:58 pm (295°) - 6:02 pm (24.9°) 232,571 37.0%
23 1:39 pm (71°) - - 6:51 pm (30.7°) 236,132 48.2%
24 - 12:15 am (286°) 1:58 pm (79°) 7:37 pm (36.9°) 239,569 59.1%
25 - 1:28 am (276°) 2:14 pm (88°) 8:19 pm (43.2°) 242,717 69.3%
26 - 2:38 am (267°) 2:30 pm (97°) 9:01 pm (49.3°) 245,459 78.4%
27 - 3:46 am (258°) 2:46 pm (105°) 9:43 pm (55.0°) 247,756 86.1%
28 - 4:55 am (250°) 3:04 pm (113°) 10:26 pm (60.2°) 249,588 92.2%
29 - 6:03 am (242°) 3:26 pm (120°) 11:12 pm (64.6°) 250,969 96.6%
30 - 7:11 am (236°) 3:52 pm (126°) 11:59 pm (68.0°) 251,908 99.1%
31 - 8:18 am (231°) 4:25 pm (130°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Bluff. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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