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

Moon: 33.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 9:53:44 pm
Moon Direction: 313° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 3.1°
Moon Distance: 228,941 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:20 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:56 am (305°) 7:03 pm (53°) 11:27 pm (20.4°) 224,026 94.1%
2 - 3:47 am (308°) 8:16 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:52 am (309°) 9:17 pm (52°) 12:33 am (19.6°) 224,087 98.5%
4 - 6:07 am (306°) 10:04 pm (57°) 1:39 am (21.0°) 225,309 99.8%
5 - 7:26 am (301°) 10:40 pm (63°) 2:41 am (24.5°) 227,613 98.0%
6 - 8:44 am (294°) 11:09 pm (71°) 3:37 am (29.4°) 230,782 93.5%
7 - 9:57 am (285°) 11:33 pm (79°) 4:28 am (35.3°) 234,486 86.7%
8 - 11:06 am (277°) 11:54 pm (88°) 5:14 am (41.6°) 238,401 78.4%
9 - 12:12 pm (268°) - 5:57 am (47.9°) 242,185 69.0%
10 12:13 am (96°) 1:16 pm (260°) - 6:39 am (54.1°) 245,566 59.1%
11 12:33 am (103°) 2:19 pm (253°) - 7:20 am (59.9°) 248,327 49.1%
12 12:55 am (111°) 3:22 pm (246°) - 8:03 am (65.1°) 250,339 39.4%
13 1:19 am (117°) 4:25 pm (240°) - 8:47 am (69.6°) 251,536 30.1%
14 1:48 am (122°) 5:28 pm (235°) - 9:33 am (73.2°) 251,927 21.6%
15 2:23 am (126°) 6:28 pm (232°) - 10:23 am (75.6°) 251,579 14.2%
16 3:06 am (129°) 7:23 pm (231°) - 11:14 am (76.8°) 250,600 8.1%
17 3:58 am (129°) 8:12 pm (232°) - 12:07 pm (76.4°) 249,128 3.5%
18 4:57 am (127°) 8:53 pm (235°) - 12:59 pm (74.6°) 247,311 0.8%
19 6:02 am (123°) 9:26 pm (241°) - 1:50 pm (71.4°) 245,284 0.1%
20 7:10 am (117°) 9:55 pm (247°) - 2:39 pm (67.0°) 243,158 1.6%
21 8:19 am (110°) 10:19 pm (254°) - 3:25 pm (61.6°) 241,010 5.3%
22 9:27 am (102°) 10:41 pm (263°) - 4:10 pm (55.5°) 238,884 11.2%
23 10:35 am (93°) 11:02 pm (271°) - 4:55 pm (49.0°) 236,795 19.0%
24 11:44 am (84°) 11:24 pm (280°) - 5:40 pm (42.3°) 234,759 28.5%
25 12:55 pm (76°) 11:48 pm (288°) - 6:27 pm (35.8°) 232,796 39.3%
26 2:09 pm (67°) - - 7:17 pm (29.9°) 230,966 50.8%
27 - 12:16 am (296°) 3:26 pm (60°) 8:12 pm (24.9°) 229,361 62.6%
28 - 12:51 am (303°) 4:43 pm (54°) 9:12 pm (21.3°) 228,128 73.8%
29 - 1:35 am (307°) 5:57 pm (51°) 10:15 pm (19.6°) 227,435 83.7%
30 - 2:32 am (309°) 7:02 pm (51°) 11:20 pm (20.0°) 227,441 91.7%
31 - 3:41 am (308°) 7:54 pm (54°) 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.

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