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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:37:12 am
Moon Direction: 175° South
Moon Altitude: -71.5°
Moon Distance: 227,965 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:26 am (271°) 6:42 pm (93°) 12:19 am (45.9°) 241,130 97.3%
2 - 7:32 am (263°) 7:03 pm (101°) 1:01 am (52.2°) 243,320 99.6%
3 - 8:37 am (255°) 7:24 pm (109°) 1:44 am (58.3°) 245,481 99.7%
4 - 9:42 am (247°) 7:49 pm (116°) 2:27 am (63.9°) 247,516 97.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:47 am (241°) 7:17 pm (121°) 2:12 am (68.7°) 249,289 93.8%
6 - 10:51 am (236°) 7:51 pm (126°) 2:59 am (72.5°) 250,658 88.3%
7 - 11:52 am (232°) 8:33 pm (128°) 3:48 am (75.3°) 251,470 81.3%
8 - 12:48 pm (231°) 9:22 pm (129°) 4:39 am (76.6°) 251,595 73.1%
9 - 1:37 pm (232°) 10:18 pm (128°) 5:31 am (76.6°) 250,941 64.0%
10 - 2:18 pm (234°) 11:20 pm (124°) 6:22 am (75.2°) 249,465 54.3%
11 - 2:53 pm (239°) - 7:12 am (72.4°) 247,199 44.3%
12 12:26 am (119°) 3:22 pm (245°) - 8:00 am (68.4°) 244,241 34.3%
13 1:34 am (112°) 3:47 pm (252°) - 8:47 am (63.3°) 240,776 24.7%
14 2:43 am (104°) 4:10 pm (260°) - 9:33 am (57.3°) 237,039 16.0%
15 3:52 am (96°) 4:33 pm (269°) - 10:19 am (50.7°) 233,334 8.6%
16 5:04 am (86°) 4:55 pm (278°) - 11:06 am (43.8°) 229,982 3.3%
17 6:19 am (77°) 5:21 pm (287°) - 11:55 am (36.9°) 227,285 0.4%
18 7:37 am (68°) 5:50 pm (295°) - 12:48 pm (30.5°) 225,484 0.6%
19 8:58 am (60°) 6:27 pm (302°) - 1:46 pm (25.1°) 224,730 3.8%
20 10:19 am (54°) 7:13 pm (307°) - 2:48 pm (21.4°) 225,031 10.0%
21 11:34 am (51°) 8:11 pm (309°) - 3:53 pm (19.7°) 226,281 18.7%
22 12:39 pm (51°) 9:20 pm (308°) - 4:58 pm (20.2°) 228,274 29.1%
23 1:30 pm (54°) 10:34 pm (304°) - 5:59 pm (22.6°) 230,764 40.5%
24 2:09 pm (60°) 11:49 pm (298°) - 6:55 pm (26.7°) 233,498 52.2%
25 2:40 pm (67°) - - 7:46 pm (31.9°) 236,292 63.3%
26 - 1:02 am (290°) 3:05 pm (74°) 8:33 pm (37.7°) 239,001 73.5%
27 - 2:11 am (282°) 3:27 pm (82°) 9:17 pm (43.9°) 241,551 82.4%
28 - 3:18 am (274°) 3:48 pm (91°) 9:59 pm (50.2°) 243,890 89.6%
29 - 4:22 am (265°) 4:08 pm (99°) 10:41 pm (56.3°) 246,007 95.0%
30 - 5:26 am (257°) 4:29 pm (106°) 11:24 pm (61.9°) 247,881 98.4%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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