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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:37:08 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:46 am (257°) 8:10 pm (99°) 2:01 am (59.3°) 244,646 96.2%
2 - 9:07 am (265°) 9:15 pm (91°) 2:44 am (53.3°) 242,479 91.2%
3 - 9:28 am (274°) 10:22 pm (82°) 3:27 am (47.0°) 240,183 84.2%
4 - 9:50 am (282°) 11:32 pm (74°) 4:11 am (40.6°) 237,773 75.5%
5 - 10:14 am (290°) - 4:58 am (34.5°) 235,297 65.3%
6 12:44 am (66°) 10:43 am (297°) - 5:48 am (28.9°) 232,819 54.1%
7 2:00 am (59°) 11:19 am (303°) - 6:43 am (24.2°) 230,458 42.4%
8 3:16 am (54°) 12:05 pm (308°) - 7:43 am (21.0°) 228,370 30.8%
9 4:28 am (51°) 1:05 pm (309°) - 8:47 am (19.7°) 226,770 20.1%
10 5:31 am (52°) 2:16 pm (307°) - 9:52 am (20.6°) 225,867 11.1%
11 6:21 am (56°) 3:35 pm (302°) - 10:55 am (23.5°) 225,838 4.5%
12 7:01 am (62°) 4:55 pm (295°) - 11:54 am (28.2°) 226,770 0.8%
13 7:33 am (69°) 6:13 pm (287°) - 12:48 pm (34.1°) 228,650 0.1%
14 7:59 am (78°) 7:27 pm (278°) - 1:38 pm (40.6°) 231,332 2.4%
15 8:22 am (87°) 8:38 pm (269°) - 2:24 pm (47.4°) 234,595 7.2%
16 8:44 am (95°) 9:47 pm (260°) - 3:09 pm (54.0°) 238,153 14.0%
17 9:06 am (104°) 10:54 pm (252°) - 3:54 pm (60.1°) 241,708 22.4%
18 9:29 am (111°) - - 4:39 pm (65.5°) 244,971 31.7%
19 - 12:01 am (245°) 9:55 am (118°) 5:25 pm (70.1°) 247,716 41.5%
20 - 1:06 am (239°) 10:26 am (123°) 6:13 pm (73.5°) 249,763 51.5%
21 - 2:09 am (235°) 11:03 am (127°) 7:03 pm (75.8°) 251,012 61.3%
22 - 3:09 am (232°) 11:47 am (129°) 7:55 pm (76.6°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 4:03 am (231°) 12:39 pm (128°) 8:46 pm (76.1°) 251,062 79.1%
24 - 4:49 am (233°) 1:38 pm (126°) 9:37 pm (74.2°) 249,998 86.5%
25 - 5:27 am (236°) 2:41 pm (122°) 10:26 pm (70.9°) 248,374 92.6%
26 - 6:00 am (241°) 3:46 pm (116°) 11:13 pm (66.6°) 246,360 97.0%
27 - 6:27 am (247°) 4:53 pm (110°) 11:58 pm (61.4°) 244,113 99.5%
28 - 6:51 am (255°) 5:59 pm (102°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:13 am (263°) 7:06 pm (93°) 12:42 am (55.4°) 241,793 99.9%
30 - 7:34 am (271°) 8:13 pm (85°) 1:25 am (49.1°) 239,516 97.9%
31 - 7:55 am (279°) 9:23 pm (76°) 2:10 am (42.6°) 237,375 93.6%
* All times are local time for Nelson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Nelson on Aug 28

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