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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:24 am (286°) 10:19 pm (70°) 2:52 am (42.0°) 235,416 87.1%
2 - 8:55 am (293°) 11:29 pm (63°) 3:41 am (36.2°) 233,660 78.5%
3 - 9:33 am (299°) - 4:34 am (31.2°) 232,119 68.3%
4 12:41 am (58°) 10:19 am (303°) - 5:32 am (27.6°) 230,812 56.9%
5 1:51 am (55°) 11:14 am (305°) - 6:33 am (25.7°) 229,773 45.0%
6 2:55 am (55°) 12:20 pm (305°) - 7:36 am (25.7°) 229,080 33.2%
7 3:50 am (57°) 1:31 pm (302°) - 8:39 am (27.8°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:37 am (61°) 2:45 pm (296°) - 9:37 am (31.7°) 229,110 13.2%
9 5:15 am (68°) 3:57 pm (289°) - 10:32 am (37.0°) 230,009 6.2%
10 5:47 am (75°) 5:07 pm (281°) - 11:23 am (43.2°) 231,560 1.7%
11 6:16 am (83°) 6:15 pm (273°) - 12:10 pm (49.9°) 233,715 0.0%
12 6:42 am (91°) 7:20 pm (265°) - 12:56 pm (56.6°) 236,365 1.0%
13 7:08 am (99°) 8:24 pm (257°) - 1:41 pm (63.0°) 239,332 4.4%
14 7:35 am (106°) 9:27 pm (250°) - 2:26 pm (68.9°) 242,390 9.9%
15 8:05 am (113°) 10:30 pm (244°) - 3:13 pm (73.9°) 245,288 17.0%
16 8:37 am (118°) 11:32 pm (239°) - 4:01 pm (77.9°) 247,795 25.4%
17 9:15 am (122°) - - 4:51 pm (80.7°) 249,701 34.6%
18 - 12:32 am (236°) 9:59 am (125°) 5:42 pm (82.2°) 250,853 44.2%
19 - 1:27 am (235°) 10:48 am (125°) 6:33 pm (82.2°) 251,162 54.0%
20 - 2:17 am (235°) 11:43 am (124°) 7:24 pm (80.8°) 250,612 63.7%
21 - 3:00 am (238°) 12:42 pm (121°) 8:14 pm (78.2°) 249,260 72.9%
22 - 3:38 am (241°) 1:43 pm (117°) 9:01 pm (74.3°) 247,227 81.3%
23 - 4:11 am (247°) 2:45 pm (111°) 9:47 pm (69.4°) 244,696 88.6%
24 - 4:40 am (253°) 3:47 pm (104°) 10:31 pm (63.8°) 241,871 94.3%
25 - 5:06 am (260°) 4:50 pm (96°) 11:16 pm (57.5°) 238,989 98.2%
26 - 5:32 am (268°) 5:53 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 - 6:58 am (276°) 7:59 pm (80°) 12:00 am (51.0°) 236,263 99.9%
28 - 7:25 am (283°) 9:07 pm (72°) 1:46 am (44.4°) 233,885 99.1%
29 - 7:56 am (291°) 10:18 pm (65°) 2:36 am (38.2°) 231,976 95.6%
30 - 8:33 am (297°) 11:31 pm (60°) 3:29 am (32.8°) 230,617 89.5%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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