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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:15:38 am
Moon Direction: 232° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -70.5°
Moon Distance: 227,960 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:57 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Hikurangi, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:08 am (298°) 6:48 pm (66°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:19 am (291°) 7:20 pm (73°) 12:00 am (35.4°) 233,515 95.2%
3 - 6:27 am (284°) 7:48 pm (81°) 12:49 am (41.3°) 235,489 98.8%
4 - 7:32 am (276°) 8:13 pm (88°) 1:35 am (47.6°) 237,841 100.0%
5 - 8:35 am (268°) 8:37 pm (96°) 2:19 am (54.2°) 240,465 98.7%
6 - 9:37 am (260°) 9:02 pm (103°) 3:02 am (60.5°) 243,184 95.2%
7 - 10:38 am (253°) 9:29 pm (110°) 3:45 am (66.5°) 245,803 89.8%
8 - 11:38 am (246°) 9:58 pm (116°) 4:29 am (71.8°) 248,102 82.9%
9 - 12:39 pm (241°) 10:32 pm (121°) 5:15 am (76.2°) 249,885 74.8%
10 - 1:39 pm (237°) 11:11 pm (124°) 6:02 am (79.6°) 250,977 65.9%
11 - 2:37 pm (235°) 11:57 pm (126°) 6:52 am (81.9°) 251,261 56.3%
12 - 3:30 pm (234°) - 7:43 am (82.7°) 250,679 46.5%
13 12:50 am (125°) 4:18 pm (236°) - 8:35 am (82.1°) 249,247 36.8%
14 1:48 am (123°) 5:00 pm (239°) - 9:27 am (80.1°) 247,059 27.4%
15 2:50 am (119°) 5:36 pm (244°) - 10:17 am (76.6°) 244,277 18.8%
16 3:54 am (114°) 6:07 pm (250°) - 11:06 am (72.0°) 241,127 11.2%
17 5:00 am (107°) 6:36 pm (257°) - 11:53 am (66.4°) 237,862 5.3%
18 6:05 am (99°) 7:03 pm (265°) - 12:39 pm (60.0°) 234,758 1.4%
19 7:12 am (91°) 7:29 pm (273°) - 1:26 pm (53.1°) 232,064 0.0%
20 8:20 am (83°) 7:57 pm (281°) - 2:13 pm (46.1°) 229,973 1.4%
21 9:30 am (74°) 8:28 pm (289°) - 3:03 pm (39.5°) 228,606 5.5%
22 10:43 am (66°) 9:04 pm (296°) - 3:57 pm (33.6°) 227,997 12.3%
23 11:57 am (60°) 9:47 pm (302°) - 4:55 pm (29.0°) 228,093 21.4%
24 1:11 pm (56°) 10:38 pm (305°) - 5:56 pm (26.1°) 228,785 32.1%
25 2:19 pm (54°) 11:39 pm (306°) - 6:59 pm (25.2°) 229,935 43.8%
26 3:19 pm (55°) - - 8:01 pm (26.3°) 231,414 55.7%
27 - 12:47 am (304°) 4:08 pm (59°) 9:00 pm (29.3°) 233,105 67.0%
28 - 1:58 am (300°) 4:48 pm (64°) 9:54 pm (33.7°) 234,952 77.3%
29 - 3:08 am (294°) 5:21 pm (70°) 10:44 pm (39.1°) 236,914 85.9%
30 - 4:15 am (286°) 5:50 pm (78°) 11:31 pm (45.2°) 238,981 92.7%
31 - 5:20 am (279°) 6:15 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Hikurangi. 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 Hikurangi on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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