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

Moon: 35.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:30:46 am
Moon Direction: 281° West
Moon Altitude: -31.6°
Moon Distance: 229,092 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 3:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:05 am (55°) 8:55 am (307°) - 4:33 am (20.6°) 229,804 81.1%
2 1:21 am (51°) 9:44 am (310°) - 5:34 am (18.2°) 229,501 71.0%
3 2:29 am (49°) 10:46 am (310°) - 6:37 am (17.7°) 229,631 59.5%
4 3:25 am (51°) 11:58 am (307°) - 7:39 am (19.1°) 230,127 47.6%
5 4:08 am (56°) 1:15 pm (302°) - 8:38 am (22.4°) 230,936 35.9%
6 4:42 am (63°) 2:33 pm (294°) - 9:33 am (27.2°) 232,032 25.1%
7 5:09 am (70°) 3:49 pm (286°) - 10:23 am (32.9°) 233,418 15.8%
8 5:31 am (79°) 5:02 pm (277°) - 11:11 am (39.3°) 235,101 8.4%
9 5:52 am (88°) 6:13 pm (268°) - 11:56 am (45.8°) 237,076 3.3%
10 6:12 am (96°) 7:23 pm (259°) - 12:41 pm (52.3°) 239,307 0.6%
11 6:32 am (105°) 8:33 pm (251°) - 1:26 pm (58.4°) 241,720 0.3%
12 6:55 am (113°) 9:42 pm (243°) - 2:12 pm (63.7°) 244,191 2.2%
13 7:20 am (119°) 10:50 pm (237°) - 2:59 pm (68.2°) 246,557 6.2%
14 7:51 am (125°) 11:56 pm (233°) - 3:49 pm (71.5°) 248,637 12.0%
15 8:29 am (128°) - - 4:40 pm (73.5°) 250,244 19.2%
16 - 12:56 am (230°) 9:14 am (130°) 5:31 pm (74.1°) 251,210 27.5%
17 - 1:48 am (230°) 10:08 am (129°) 6:22 pm (73.3°) 251,405 36.6%
18 - 2:32 am (232°) 11:07 am (127°) 7:12 pm (71.2°) 250,759 46.2%
19 - 3:07 am (236°) 12:11 pm (122°) 8:00 pm (67.8°) 249,269 56.0%
20 - 3:37 am (241°) 1:17 pm (116°) 8:46 pm (63.5°) 246,998 65.7%
21 - 4:01 am (248°) 2:24 pm (109°) 9:30 pm (58.2°) 244,094 75.0%
22 - 4:23 am (255°) 3:32 pm (101°) 10:14 pm (52.3°) 240,753 83.5%
23 - 4:43 am (263°) 4:40 pm (92°) 10:58 pm (45.9°) 237,243 90.7%
24 - 5:02 am (272°) 5:51 pm (83°) 11:43 pm (39.4°) 233,844 96.1%
25 - 5:23 am (281°) 7:06 pm (74°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 5:47 am (290°) 8:24 pm (65°) 12:32 am (32.9°) 230,858 99.2%
27 - 6:15 am (298°) 9:45 pm (58°) 1:24 am (27.1°) 228,519 99.7%
28 - 6:51 am (304°) 11:05 pm (52°) 2:22 am (22.2°) 227,024 97.2%
29 - 7:38 am (309°) - 3:23 am (19.0°) 226,442 91.8%
30 12:18 am (50°) 8:37 am (310°) - 4:28 am (17.8°) 226,737 83.9%
31 1:19 am (51°) 9:48 am (308°) - 5:32 am (18.7°) 227,780 73.9%
* 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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