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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:11 am
Moon Direction: 145° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -74.8°
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, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:16 am (251°) 5:00 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:16 am (245°) 5:31 pm (117°) 12:04 am (72.7°) 249,486 99.8%
3 - 8:17 am (240°) 6:06 pm (121°) 12:50 am (76.9°) 250,780 99.2%
4 - 9:17 am (237°) 6:47 pm (124°) 1:38 am (80.0°) 251,697 96.7%
5 - 10:13 am (235°) 7:35 pm (125°) 2:29 am (81.9°) 252,146 92.4%
6 - 11:05 am (235°) 8:28 pm (125°) 3:20 am (82.4°) 252,037 86.5%
7 - 11:50 am (237°) 9:26 pm (122°) 4:11 am (81.5°) 251,282 79.2%
8 - 12:29 pm (240°) 10:26 pm (118°) 5:01 am (79.2°) 249,822 70.7%
9 - 1:03 pm (245°) 11:28 pm (113°) 5:49 am (75.6°) 247,639 61.3%
10 - 1:33 pm (251°) - 6:35 am (71.1°) 244,769 51.2%
11 12:30 am (106°) 2:01 pm (258°) - 7:20 am (65.6°) 241,325 40.8%
12 1:33 am (99°) 2:27 pm (265°) - 8:05 am (59.4°) 237,480 30.5%
13 2:37 am (91°) 2:53 pm (273°) - 8:50 am (52.8°) 233,497 20.7%
14 3:44 am (82°) 3:21 pm (282°) - 9:37 am (46.0°) 229,689 12.1%
15 4:55 am (74°) 3:53 pm (289°) - 10:28 am (39.4°) 226,408 5.4%
16 6:09 am (66°) 4:30 pm (297°) - 11:24 am (33.4°) 223,978 1.3%
17 7:27 am (60°) 5:17 pm (302°) - 12:25 pm (28.8°) 222,679 0.2%
18 8:45 am (56°) 6:14 pm (305°) - 1:30 pm (26.1°) 222,638 2.5%
19 9:56 am (55°) 7:20 pm (305°) - 2:38 pm (25.6°) 223,832 7.9%
20 10:56 am (56°) 8:34 pm (302°) - 3:43 pm (27.3°) 226,076 16.0%
21 11:45 am (61°) 9:48 pm (297°) - 4:43 pm (31.0°) 229,083 25.9%
22 12:24 pm (67°) 10:59 pm (291°) - 5:38 pm (35.9°) 232,512 36.8%
23 12:56 pm (73°) - - 6:27 pm (41.7°) 236,074 48.0%
24 - 12:06 am (283°) 1:23 pm (81°) 7:12 pm (47.9°) 239,515 58.9%
25 - 1:09 am (275°) 1:48 pm (88°) 7:55 pm (54.2°) 242,668 69.1%
26 - 2:10 am (268°) 2:13 pm (96°) 8:37 pm (60.3°) 245,418 78.2%
27 - 3:10 am (260°) 2:37 pm (103°) 9:19 pm (66.1°) 247,722 85.9%
28 - 4:10 am (253°) 3:03 pm (109°) 10:02 pm (71.3°) 249,562 92.1%
29 - 5:10 am (247°) 3:33 pm (115°) 10:47 pm (75.7°) 250,950 96.5%
30 - 6:10 am (242°) 4:06 pm (120°) 11:35 pm (79.1°) 251,896 99.1%
31 - 7:10 am (238°) 4:45 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Hikurangi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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