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Christchurch, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:35:19 pm
Moon Direction: 235° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -25.1°
Moon Distance: 243,171 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:36 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Christchurch, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:49 am (306°) 7:15 pm (51°) 11:29 pm (18.1°) 224,025 94.1%
2 - 3:39 am (310°) 8:29 pm (49°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:44 am (311°) 9:29 pm (51°) 12:36 am (17.3°) 224,088 98.5%
4 - 6:00 am (308°) 10:15 pm (56°) 1:42 am (18.8°) 225,312 99.8%
5 - 7:21 am (302°) 10:49 pm (62°) 2:44 am (22.2°) 227,619 98.0%
6 - 8:41 am (294°) 11:16 pm (70°) 3:40 am (27.2°) 230,788 93.5%
7 - 9:56 am (286°) 11:38 pm (79°) 4:31 am (33.0°) 234,493 86.7%
8 - 11:08 am (277°) 11:57 pm (88°) 5:17 am (39.3°) 238,408 78.3%
9 - 12:15 pm (268°) - 6:00 am (45.6°) 242,191 69.0%
10 12:15 am (96°) 1:21 pm (260°) - 6:42 am (51.8°) 245,571 59.1%
11 12:33 am (104°) 2:26 pm (252°) - 7:23 am (57.6°) 248,331 49.1%
12 12:53 am (111°) 3:30 pm (245°) - 8:05 am (62.8°) 250,342 39.3%
13 1:16 am (118°) 4:35 pm (238°) - 8:49 am (67.3°) 251,537 30.1%
14 1:43 am (124°) 5:40 pm (233°) - 9:36 am (70.9°) 251,928 21.6%
15 2:16 am (128°) 6:41 pm (230°) - 10:25 am (73.4°) 251,578 14.2%
16 2:58 am (130°) 7:37 pm (229°) - 11:17 am (74.5°) 250,598 8.1%
17 3:50 am (131°) 8:25 pm (231°) - 12:09 pm (74.2°) 249,125 3.5%
18 4:50 am (128°) 9:04 pm (234°) - 1:02 pm (72.3°) 247,307 0.8%
19 5:57 am (124°) 9:36 pm (239°) - 1:53 pm (69.1°) 245,281 0.1%
20 7:06 am (118°) 10:03 pm (246°) - 2:41 pm (64.7°) 243,154 1.6%
21 8:17 am (111°) 10:25 pm (254°) - 3:28 pm (59.3°) 241,006 5.3%
22 9:27 am (102°) 10:45 pm (262°) - 4:13 pm (53.2°) 238,880 11.2%
23 10:37 am (93°) 11:05 pm (271°) - 4:57 pm (46.7°) 236,792 19.0%
24 11:48 am (84°) 11:24 pm (280°) - 5:42 pm (40.0°) 234,755 28.5%
25 1:01 pm (75°) 11:46 pm (289°) - 6:29 pm (33.5°) 232,793 39.3%
26 2:17 pm (66°) - - 7:20 pm (27.6°) 230,963 50.9%
27 - 12:12 am (297°) 3:36 pm (58°) 8:15 pm (22.6°) 229,359 62.6%
28 - 12:45 am (304°) 4:56 pm (52°) 9:14 pm (19.0°) 228,127 73.8%
29 - 1:28 am (309°) 6:11 pm (49°) 10:18 pm (17.3°) 227,435 83.7%
30 - 2:24 am (311°) 7:15 pm (49°) 11:23 pm (17.7°) 227,442 91.7%
31 - 3:33 am (310°) 8:06 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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