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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:24:16 pm
Moon Direction: 237° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -23.5°
Moon Distance: 243,147 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:29 am (271°) 6:44 pm (93°) 12:21 am (43.6°) 241,134 97.3%
2 - 7:36 am (262°) 7:03 pm (102°) 1:04 am (49.9°) 243,324 99.6%
3 - 8:43 am (254°) 7:23 pm (109°) 1:46 am (56.0°) 245,484 99.7%
4 - 9:50 am (246°) 7:45 pm (116°) 2:30 am (61.6°) 247,520 97.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:57 am (240°) 7:12 pm (123°) 2:15 am (66.4°) 249,292 93.8%
6 - 11:02 am (234°) 7:45 pm (127°) 3:02 am (70.3°) 250,660 88.3%
7 - 12:05 pm (231°) 8:25 pm (130°) 3:51 am (73.0°) 251,471 81.2%
8 - 1:01 pm (229°) 9:14 pm (131°) 4:42 am (74.4°) 251,595 73.1%
9 - 1:50 pm (230°) 10:11 pm (129°) 5:33 am (74.3°) 250,939 64.0%
10 - 2:30 pm (233°) 11:14 pm (125°) 6:25 am (72.9°) 249,462 54.3%
11 - 3:03 pm (238°) - 7:14 am (70.1°) 247,194 44.3%
12 12:22 am (120°) 3:31 pm (244°) - 8:03 am (66.1°) 244,236 34.3%
13 1:31 am (113°) 3:54 pm (252°) - 8:50 am (61.0°) 240,769 24.7%
14 2:42 am (105°) 4:15 pm (260°) - 9:36 am (55.0°) 237,032 16.0%
15 3:54 am (96°) 4:35 pm (269°) - 10:21 am (48.4°) 233,328 8.6%
16 5:08 am (86°) 4:56 pm (278°) - 11:08 am (41.5°) 229,976 3.3%
17 6:24 am (77°) 5:19 pm (288°) - 11:58 am (34.6°) 227,281 0.4%
18 7:45 am (67°) 5:47 pm (296°) - 12:51 pm (28.2°) 225,481 0.6%
19 9:08 am (59°) 6:21 pm (304°) - 1:49 pm (22.9°) 224,730 3.8%
20 10:31 am (53°) 7:06 pm (309°) - 2:51 pm (19.1°) 225,033 10.0%
21 11:48 am (49°) 8:03 pm (311°) - 3:56 pm (17.4°) 226,284 18.7%
22 12:52 pm (50°) 9:12 pm (310°) - 5:01 pm (17.9°) 228,278 29.2%
23 1:42 pm (53°) 10:28 pm (305°) - 6:02 pm (20.4°) 230,769 40.6%
24 2:19 pm (59°) 11:45 pm (299°) - 6:58 pm (24.4°) 233,503 52.2%
25 2:48 pm (66°) - - 7:49 pm (29.6°) 236,297 63.3%
26 - 1:00 am (291°) 3:12 pm (74°) 8:36 pm (35.5°) 239,006 73.6%
27 - 2:11 am (282°) 3:32 pm (82°) 9:20 pm (41.6°) 241,556 82.4%
28 - 3:20 am (274°) 3:50 pm (91°) 10:02 pm (47.9°) 243,894 89.6%
29 - 4:26 am (265°) 4:09 pm (99°) 10:44 pm (54.0°) 246,011 95.0%
30 - 5:32 am (257°) 4:28 pm (107°) 11:26 pm (59.7°) 247,884 98.4%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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