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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:12 am
Moon Direction: 145° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -74.7°
Moon Distance: 227,967 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:23 am (271°) 6:40 pm (93°) 12:14 am (51.6°) 241,124 97.3%
2 - 7:24 am (263°) 7:04 pm (100°) 12:57 am (57.9°) 243,314 99.6%
3 - 8:24 am (256°) 7:30 pm (107°) 1:40 am (64.0°) 245,475 99.7%
4 - 9:25 am (249°) 7:58 pm (114°) 2:23 am (69.6°) 247,511 97.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:27 am (243°) 7:30 pm (119°) 2:08 am (74.4°) 249,285 93.9%
6 - 10:27 am (239°) 8:07 pm (123°) 2:55 am (78.3°) 250,655 88.3%
7 - 11:26 am (236°) 8:51 pm (125°) 3:44 am (81.0°) 251,469 81.3%
8 - 12:21 pm (234°) 9:40 pm (126°) 4:35 am (82.4°) 251,596 73.1%
9 - 1:11 pm (235°) 10:36 pm (124°) 5:26 am (82.4°) 250,944 64.0%
10 - 1:54 pm (237°) 11:36 pm (121°) 6:18 am (81.0°) 249,470 54.4%
11 - 2:32 pm (242°) - 7:08 am (78.2°) 247,206 44.4%
12 12:38 am (116°) 3:05 pm (247°) - 7:56 am (74.1°) 244,250 34.4%
13 1:41 am (110°) 3:34 pm (254°) - 8:43 am (69.0°) 240,786 24.8%
14 2:46 am (103°) 4:01 pm (261°) - 9:29 am (63.1°) 237,049 16.0%
15 3:51 am (95°) 4:28 pm (269°) - 10:15 am (56.5°) 233,344 8.7%
16 4:58 am (87°) 4:55 pm (277°) - 11:02 am (49.5°) 229,990 3.3%
17 6:08 am (78°) 5:25 pm (286°) - 11:51 am (42.6°) 227,292 0.4%
18 7:21 am (70°) 5:59 pm (293°) - 12:44 pm (36.2°) 225,487 0.6%
19 8:37 am (63°) 6:40 pm (300°) - 1:42 pm (30.9°) 224,731 3.8%
20 9:54 am (57°) 7:30 pm (304°) - 2:44 pm (27.1°) 225,029 10.0%
21 11:07 am (55°) 8:30 pm (306°) - 3:49 pm (25.4°) 226,277 18.7%
22 12:12 pm (55°) 9:38 pm (305°) - 4:54 pm (25.9°) 228,268 29.1%
23 1:05 pm (57°) 10:49 pm (301°) - 5:55 pm (28.3°) 230,757 40.5%
24 1:49 pm (62°) - - 6:51 pm (32.4°) 233,490 52.1%
25 - 12:00 am (295°) 2:24 pm (68°) 7:42 pm (37.6°) 236,284 63.3%
26 - 1:08 am (288°) 2:53 pm (76°) 8:29 pm (43.4°) 238,994 73.5%
27 - 2:13 am (281°) 3:20 pm (83°) 9:13 pm (49.6°) 241,544 82.4%
28 - 3:15 am (273°) 3:44 pm (91°) 9:55 pm (55.9°) 243,884 89.6%
29 - 4:16 am (266°) 4:08 pm (98°) 10:37 pm (62.0°) 246,002 95.0%
30 - 5:16 am (258°) 4:33 pm (105°) 11:20 pm (67.7°) 247,876 98.4%
* 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.

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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