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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:19 am (288°) 10:35 pm (68°) 2:56 am (36.3°) 235,410 87.1%
2 - 8:46 am (295°) 11:50 pm (61°) 3:45 am (30.4°) 233,656 78.5%
3 - 9:20 am (302°) - 4:38 am (25.5°) 232,115 68.3%
4 1:05 am (55°) 10:02 am (307°) - 5:36 am (21.9°) 230,808 56.9%
5 2:17 am (52°) 10:56 am (309°) - 6:37 am (20.0°) 229,770 45.0%
6 3:22 am (51°) 12:01 pm (308°) - 7:41 am (20.0°) 229,079 33.2%
7 4:15 am (54°) 1:15 pm (305°) - 8:43 am (22.1°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:58 am (59°) 2:33 pm (298°) - 9:42 am (26.0°) 229,112 13.2%
9 5:32 am (66°) 3:51 pm (291°) - 10:36 am (31.3°) 230,013 6.1%
10 5:59 am (74°) 5:05 pm (282°) - 11:27 am (37.5°) 231,565 1.7%
11 6:23 am (83°) 6:17 pm (273°) - 12:15 pm (44.2°) 233,722 0.0%
12 6:46 am (91°) 7:27 pm (264°) - 1:00 pm (50.9°) 236,373 1.0%
13 7:08 am (100°) 8:35 pm (256°) - 1:45 pm (57.3°) 239,340 4.5%
14 7:30 am (108°) 9:43 pm (248°) - 2:31 pm (63.1°) 242,398 9.9%
15 7:56 am (115°) 10:50 pm (241°) - 3:17 pm (68.2°) 245,296 17.1%
16 8:25 am (121°) 11:55 pm (236°) - 4:05 pm (72.2°) 247,801 25.4%
17 8:59 am (125°) - - 4:55 pm (75.0°) 249,705 34.6%
18 - 12:57 am (233°) 9:41 am (128°) 5:46 pm (76.4°) 250,855 44.2%
19 - 1:54 am (231°) 10:30 am (129°) 6:37 pm (76.4°) 251,162 54.0%
20 - 2:43 am (232°) 11:26 am (127°) 7:28 pm (75.1°) 250,609 63.7%
21 - 3:24 am (235°) 12:27 pm (124°) 8:18 pm (72.4°) 249,256 72.9%
22 - 3:59 am (239°) 1:31 pm (119°) 9:05 pm (68.5°) 247,221 81.3%
23 - 4:28 am (245°) 2:37 pm (113°) 9:51 pm (63.7°) 244,688 88.6%
24 - 4:53 am (252°) 3:43 pm (105°) 10:36 pm (58.0°) 241,863 94.3%
25 - 5:16 am (259°) 4:50 pm (97°) 11:20 pm (51.8°) 238,982 98.2%
26 - 5:37 am (267°) 5:58 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 - 6:59 am (276°) 8:08 pm (79°) 12:04 am (45.2°) 236,256 99.9%
28 - 7:22 am (284°) 9:21 pm (71°) 1:51 am (38.7°) 233,879 99.0%
29 - 7:49 am (293°) 10:37 pm (63°) 2:40 am (32.5°) 231,971 95.6%
30 - 8:21 am (300°) 11:54 pm (57°) 3:33 am (27.1°) 230,614 89.5%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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