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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:07:18 am
Moon Direction: 144° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -74.6°
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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:36 am (258°) 8:10 pm (98°) 1:57 am (65.1°) 244,652 96.2%
2 - 9:01 am (266°) 9:12 pm (91°) 2:40 am (59.1°) 242,485 91.2%
3 - 9:26 am (273°) 10:14 pm (83°) 3:23 am (52.8°) 240,189 84.3%
4 - 9:51 am (281°) 11:19 pm (75°) 4:07 am (46.4°) 237,780 75.5%
5 - 10:20 am (288°) - 4:54 am (40.2°) 235,304 65.4%
6 12:27 am (68°) 10:53 am (295°) - 5:44 am (34.6°) 232,826 54.2%
7 1:38 am (61°) 11:33 am (301°) - 6:39 am (30.0°) 230,464 42.4%
8 2:51 am (57°) 12:23 pm (304°) - 7:39 am (26.8°) 228,375 30.8%
9 4:01 am (55°) 1:24 pm (306°) - 8:42 am (25.4°) 226,774 20.1%
10 5:04 am (55°) 2:34 pm (304°) - 9:47 am (26.3°) 225,869 11.1%
11 5:58 am (58°) 3:49 pm (300°) - 10:51 am (29.2°) 225,837 4.5%
12 6:42 am (64°) 5:05 pm (293°) - 11:49 am (33.9°) 226,766 0.8%
13 7:18 am (71°) 6:18 pm (286°) - 12:44 pm (39.8°) 228,644 0.1%
14 7:49 am (79°) 7:27 pm (277°) - 1:33 pm (46.3°) 231,323 2.4%
15 8:16 am (87°) 8:34 pm (269°) - 2:20 pm (53.1°) 234,585 7.2%
16 8:42 am (95°) 9:38 pm (261°) - 3:05 pm (59.7°) 238,143 14.0%
17 9:09 am (103°) 10:41 pm (254°) - 3:50 pm (65.8°) 241,698 22.4%
18 9:36 am (109°) 11:43 pm (247°) - 4:35 pm (71.3°) 244,963 31.7%
19 10:06 am (115°) - - 5:21 pm (75.8°) 247,709 41.5%
20 - 12:45 am (242°) 10:40 am (120°) 6:09 pm (79.3°) 249,758 51.5%
21 - 1:45 am (238°) 11:20 am (123°) 6:59 pm (81.5°) 251,010 61.3%
22 - 2:43 am (235°) 12:05 pm (125°) 7:50 pm (82.4°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 3:36 am (235°) 12:57 pm (125°) 8:42 pm (81.9°) 251,064 79.1%
24 - 4:23 am (236°) 1:54 pm (123°) 9:33 pm (79.9°) 250,001 86.5%
25 - 5:04 am (239°) 2:55 pm (119°) 10:22 pm (76.7°) 248,380 92.6%
26 - 5:40 am (243°) 3:57 pm (114°) 11:09 pm (72.4°) 246,366 97.0%
27 - 6:11 am (249°) 4:59 pm (108°) 11:54 pm (67.1°) 244,120 99.5%
28 - 6:39 am (256°) 6:01 pm (101°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:05 am (263°) 7:03 pm (93°) 12:38 am (61.2°) 241,799 99.9%
30 - 7:30 am (271°) 8:06 pm (85°) 1:21 am (54.9°) 239,522 97.9%
31 - 7:56 am (279°) 9:11 pm (77°) 2:06 am (48.4°) 237,381 93.6%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Hikurangi on Aug 28

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