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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:11:40 am
Moon Direction: 226° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -65.6°
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, 12:20 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:55 am (300°) 7:06 pm (64°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:11 am (293°) 7:33 pm (71°) 12:04 am (29.7°) 233,520 95.2%
3 - 6:24 am (285°) 7:57 pm (80°) 12:53 am (35.6°) 235,495 98.9%
4 - 7:33 am (276°) 8:18 pm (88°) 1:40 am (41.9°) 237,848 100.0%
5 - 8:41 am (268°) 8:38 pm (97°) 2:24 am (48.4°) 240,473 98.7%
6 - 9:46 am (259°) 8:59 pm (104°) 3:06 am (54.8°) 243,192 95.2%
7 - 10:52 am (251°) 9:22 pm (112°) 3:49 am (60.7°) 245,810 89.8%
8 - 11:57 am (244°) 9:47 pm (118°) 4:33 am (66.0°) 248,107 82.9%
9 - 1:01 pm (238°) 10:18 pm (123°) 5:19 am (70.5°) 249,889 74.8%
10 - 2:04 pm (234°) 10:54 pm (127°) 6:06 am (73.9°) 250,979 65.8%
11 - 3:04 pm (231°) 11:38 pm (129°) 6:56 am (76.1°) 251,260 56.3%
12 - 3:57 pm (231°) - 7:48 am (76.9°) 250,676 46.5%
13 12:31 am (129°) 4:44 pm (232°) - 8:40 am (76.3°) 249,242 36.8%
14 1:31 am (126°) 5:23 pm (236°) - 9:31 am (74.3°) 247,052 27.4%
15 2:36 am (122°) 5:55 pm (241°) - 10:21 am (70.9°) 244,269 18.7%
16 3:44 am (116°) 6:23 pm (248°) - 11:10 am (66.2°) 241,118 11.2%
17 4:54 am (109°) 6:47 pm (256°) - 11:57 am (60.6°) 237,853 5.3%
18 6:04 am (100°) 7:10 pm (264°) - 12:43 pm (54.2°) 234,750 1.4%
19 7:15 am (91°) 7:32 pm (273°) - 1:30 pm (47.3°) 232,057 0.0%
20 8:28 am (82°) 7:55 pm (282°) - 2:17 pm (40.4°) 229,968 1.4%
21 9:43 am (73°) 8:21 pm (291°) - 3:08 pm (33.8°) 228,603 5.5%
22 11:01 am (64°) 8:53 pm (299°) - 4:01 pm (27.9°) 227,997 12.3%
23 12:20 pm (57°) 9:31 pm (305°) - 4:59 pm (23.3°) 228,094 21.4%
24 1:37 pm (53°) 10:20 pm (308°) - 6:00 pm (20.4°) 228,788 32.2%
25 2:47 pm (51°) 11:20 pm (309°) - 7:03 pm (19.5°) 229,939 43.8%
26 3:45 pm (52°) - - 8:06 pm (20.6°) 231,418 55.7%
27 - 12:30 am (307°) 4:31 pm (56°) 9:04 pm (23.6°) 233,110 67.1%
28 - 1:44 am (302°) 5:07 pm (62°) 9:59 pm (28.0°) 234,957 77.3%
29 - 2:58 am (296°) 5:36 pm (69°) 10:48 pm (33.4°) 236,919 86.0%
30 - 4:10 am (288°) 6:01 pm (77°) 11:35 pm (39.5°) 238,987 92.7%
31 - 5:19 am (280°) 6:22 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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