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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:26:57 pm
Moon Direction: 237° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -23.9°
Moon Distance: 243,153 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:17 am (288°) 10:43 pm (67°) 2:59 am (34.0°) 235,407 87.1%
2 - 8:43 am (296°) - 3:48 am (28.2°) 233,653 78.5%
3 12:00 am (59°) 9:14 am (303°) - 4:41 am (23.2°) 232,112 68.3%
4 1:17 am (53°) 9:55 am (308°) - 5:39 am (19.6°) 230,806 56.9%
5 2:31 am (50°) 10:48 am (311°) - 6:40 am (17.7°) 229,769 44.9%
6 3:35 am (50°) 11:54 am (310°) - 7:43 am (17.8°) 229,078 33.2%
7 4:27 am (52°) 1:09 pm (306°) - 8:45 am (19.9°) 228,826 22.3%
8 5:08 am (58°) 2:29 pm (300°) - 9:44 am (23.8°) 229,113 13.1%
9 5:40 am (65°) 3:48 pm (292°) - 10:39 am (29.1°) 230,015 6.1%
10 6:06 am (73°) 5:05 pm (283°) - 11:30 am (35.2°) 231,568 1.7%
11 6:28 am (82°) 6:19 pm (273°) - 12:17 pm (41.9°) 233,726 0.0%
12 6:48 am (91°) 7:31 pm (264°) - 1:03 pm (48.6°) 236,378 1.0%
13 7:08 am (100°) 8:41 pm (255°) - 1:48 pm (55.0°) 239,346 4.5%
14 7:29 am (108°) 9:51 pm (247°) - 2:33 pm (60.9°) 242,404 10.0%
15 7:53 am (116°) 11:00 pm (240°) - 3:20 pm (65.9°) 245,301 17.1%
16 8:20 am (122°) - - 4:08 pm (69.9°) 247,805 25.4%
17 - 12:07 am (235°) 8:53 am (127°) 4:58 pm (72.7°) 249,708 34.6%
18 - 1:10 am (231°) 9:33 am (130°) 5:49 pm (74.1°) 250,857 44.3%
19 - 2:07 am (230°) 10:22 am (130°) 6:40 pm (74.1°) 251,162 54.1%
20 - 2:56 am (230°) 11:18 am (129°) 7:31 pm (72.8°) 250,608 63.7%
21 - 3:36 am (233°) 12:21 pm (125°) 8:20 pm (70.1°) 249,253 72.9%
22 - 4:09 am (238°) 1:27 pm (120°) 9:08 pm (66.2°) 247,216 81.3%
23 - 4:37 am (244°) 2:34 pm (113°) 9:54 pm (61.4°) 244,683 88.6%
24 - 5:00 am (251°) 3:43 pm (106°) 10:38 pm (55.7°) 241,858 94.4%
25 - 5:21 am (259°) 4:51 pm (97°) 11:22 pm (49.5°) 238,976 98.2%
26 - 5:40 am (267°) 6:01 pm (88°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 7:00 am (276°) 8:14 pm (79°) 12:07 am (42.9°) 236,251 99.9%
28 - 7:22 am (285°) 9:28 pm (70°) 1:53 am (36.4°) 233,875 99.0%
29 - 7:46 am (293°) 10:46 pm (62°) 2:43 am (30.2°) 231,968 95.6%
30 - 8:16 am (301°) - 3:36 am (24.8°) 230,612 89.5%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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