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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:29:28 pm
Moon Direction: 236° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -24.2°
Moon Distance: 243,159 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:52 am (257°) 8:10 pm (99°) 2:04 am (57.0°) 244,642 96.2%
2 - 9:11 am (265°) 9:18 pm (91°) 2:47 am (51.0°) 242,475 91.2%
3 - 9:30 am (274°) 10:27 pm (82°) 3:30 am (44.7°) 240,178 84.2%
4 - 9:50 am (282°) 11:38 pm (73°) 4:14 am (38.3°) 237,769 75.5%
5 - 10:12 am (291°) - 5:00 am (32.2°) 235,293 65.3%
6 12:53 am (65°) 10:39 am (298°) - 5:51 am (26.6°) 232,814 54.1%
7 2:11 am (57°) 11:13 am (305°) - 6:45 am (22.0°) 230,454 42.4%
8 3:28 am (52°) 11:58 am (309°) - 7:45 am (18.8°) 228,367 30.8%
9 4:41 am (49°) 12:57 pm (311°) - 8:49 am (17.5°) 226,768 20.1%
10 5:43 am (50°) 2:09 pm (309°) - 9:54 am (18.3°) 225,866 11.1%
11 6:33 am (54°) 3:29 pm (304°) - 10:57 am (21.2°) 225,839 4.5%
12 7:11 am (61°) 4:52 pm (296°) - 11:56 am (25.9°) 226,773 0.8%
13 7:40 am (69°) 6:12 pm (288°) - 12:50 pm (31.8°) 228,654 0.1%
14 8:04 am (78°) 7:28 pm (278°) - 1:40 pm (38.3°) 231,337 2.4%
15 8:25 am (87°) 8:41 pm (269°) - 2:27 pm (45.1°) 234,601 7.2%
16 8:45 am (96°) 9:52 pm (260°) - 3:12 pm (51.7°) 238,159 14.1%
17 9:05 am (104°) 11:01 pm (251°) - 3:56 pm (57.8°) 241,714 22.4%
18 9:27 am (112°) - - 4:41 pm (63.2°) 244,977 31.7%
19 - 12:09 am (244°) 9:51 am (119°) 5:28 pm (67.8°) 247,720 41.6%
20 - 1:17 am (238°) 10:21 am (124°) 6:16 pm (71.2°) 249,766 51.5%
21 - 2:22 am (233°) 10:56 am (128°) 7:06 pm (73.5°) 251,014 61.3%
22 - 3:22 am (230°) 11:39 am (130°) 7:57 pm (74.3°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 4:16 am (230°) 12:31 pm (130°) 8:49 pm (73.8°) 251,061 79.1%
24 - 5:01 am (231°) 1:31 pm (128°) 9:39 pm (71.9°) 249,995 86.5%
25 - 5:39 am (235°) 2:35 pm (123°) 10:28 pm (68.6°) 248,371 92.6%
26 - 6:09 am (240°) 3:43 pm (118°) 11:15 pm (64.3°) 246,356 97.0%
27 - 6:35 am (247°) 4:51 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 6:57 am (254°) 5:59 pm (102°) 12:01 am (59.1°) 244,109 99.5%
29 - 7:17 am (262°) 7:08 pm (93°) 12:45 am (53.1°) 241,789 99.9%
30 - 7:36 am (271°) 8:17 pm (84°) 1:28 am (46.8°) 239,512 97.9%
31 - 7:56 am (280°) 9:29 pm (76°) 2:12 am (40.3°) 237,371 93.6%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Christchurch on Aug 28

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