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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:28:48 pm
Moon Direction: 236° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -24.1°
Moon Distance: 243,157 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, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:50 am (302°) 7:15 pm (63°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:08 am (294°) 7:40 pm (71°) 12:06 am (27.4°) 233,523 95.2%
3 - 6:23 am (285°) 8:02 pm (79°) 12:56 am (33.3°) 235,499 98.9%
4 - 7:35 am (276°) 8:21 pm (88°) 1:42 am (39.7°) 237,853 100.0%
5 - 8:44 am (267°) 8:39 pm (97°) 2:26 am (46.2°) 240,478 98.7%
6 - 9:52 am (259°) 8:58 pm (105°) 3:09 am (52.5°) 243,197 95.2%
7 - 10:59 am (251°) 9:19 pm (113°) 3:52 am (58.4°) 245,815 89.8%
8 - 12:06 pm (243°) 9:43 pm (119°) 4:36 am (63.7°) 248,111 82.9%
9 - 1:12 pm (237°) 10:12 pm (125°) 5:21 am (68.2°) 249,891 74.8%
10 - 2:16 pm (232°) 10:47 pm (129°) 6:09 am (71.6°) 250,980 65.8%
11 - 3:17 pm (230°) 11:31 pm (131°) 6:59 am (73.8°) 251,260 56.3%
12 - 4:10 pm (229°) - 7:50 am (74.6°) 250,674 46.5%
13 12:23 am (131°) 4:56 pm (231°) - 8:42 am (74.0°) 249,239 36.8%
14 1:24 am (128°) 5:34 pm (235°) - 9:34 am (72.0°) 247,047 27.4%
15 2:31 am (123°) 6:05 pm (240°) - 10:24 am (68.6°) 244,264 18.7%
16 3:41 am (117°) 6:31 pm (247°) - 11:13 am (63.9°) 241,112 11.2%
17 4:52 am (109°) 6:53 pm (255°) - 12:00 pm (58.3°) 237,848 5.3%
18 6:05 am (101°) 7:14 pm (264°) - 12:46 pm (51.9°) 234,745 1.4%
19 7:18 am (91°) 7:34 pm (273°) - 1:32 pm (45.0°) 232,052 0.0%
20 8:33 am (82°) 7:55 pm (283°) - 2:20 pm (38.1°) 229,965 1.4%
21 9:50 am (72°) 8:19 pm (292°) - 3:10 pm (31.5°) 228,601 5.5%
22 11:10 am (63°) 8:48 pm (300°) - 4:04 pm (25.6°) 227,996 12.4%
23 12:31 pm (56°) 9:25 pm (306°) - 5:02 pm (21.0°) 228,095 21.4%
24 1:50 pm (51°) 10:12 pm (310°) - 6:03 pm (18.1°) 228,789 32.2%
25 3:00 pm (49°) 11:12 pm (311°) - 7:06 pm (17.2°) 229,942 43.9%
26 3:58 pm (50°) - - 8:08 pm (18.3°) 231,421 55.7%
27 - 12:22 am (309°) 4:43 pm (54°) 9:07 pm (21.3°) 233,113 67.1%
28 - 1:38 am (304°) 5:17 pm (60°) 10:01 pm (25.7°) 234,961 77.3%
29 - 2:55 am (297°) 5:44 pm (68°) 10:51 pm (31.2°) 236,923 86.0%
30 - 4:09 am (289°) 6:06 pm (76°) 11:37 pm (37.2°) 238,991 92.7%
31 - 5:20 am (280°) 6:26 pm (85°) 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.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Christchurch on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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