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

Moon: 81.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 3:08:59 pm
Moon Direction: 212° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -40.4°
Moon Distance: 243,373 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:35 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Plymouth, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:59 am (299°) 6:57 pm (65°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:13 am (292°) 7:26 pm (72°) 12:00 am (31.9°) 233,516 95.2%
3 - 6:24 am (284°) 7:51 pm (80°) 12:50 am (37.8°) 235,490 98.9%
4 - 7:31 am (276°) 8:14 pm (88°) 1:36 am (44.1°) 237,843 100.0%
5 - 8:37 am (268°) 8:36 pm (96°) 2:20 am (50.7°) 240,467 98.7%
6 - 9:41 am (260°) 8:59 pm (104°) 3:03 am (57.0°) 243,186 95.2%
7 - 10:44 am (252°) 9:23 pm (111°) 3:46 am (63.0°) 245,805 89.8%
8 - 11:48 am (245°) 9:50 pm (117°) 4:30 am (68.3°) 248,103 82.9%
9 - 12:51 pm (240°) 10:22 pm (122°) 5:15 am (72.7°) 249,886 74.8%
10 - 1:52 pm (235°) 11:00 pm (126°) 6:03 am (76.1°) 250,977 65.8%
11 - 2:51 pm (233°) 11:45 pm (128°) 6:53 am (78.3°) 251,261 56.3%
12 - 3:44 pm (232°) - 7:44 am (79.2°) 250,678 46.5%
13 12:37 am (127°) 4:31 pm (234°) - 8:36 am (78.6°) 249,246 36.8%
14 1:36 am (125°) 5:12 pm (237°) - 9:28 am (76.5°) 247,057 27.4%
15 2:40 am (121°) 5:46 pm (242°) - 10:18 am (73.1°) 244,276 18.7%
16 3:47 am (115°) 6:15 pm (249°) - 11:07 am (68.5°) 241,125 11.2%
17 4:55 am (108°) 6:41 pm (256°) - 11:54 am (62.8°) 237,860 5.3%
18 6:03 am (100°) 7:05 pm (265°) - 12:40 pm (56.4°) 234,757 1.4%
19 7:12 am (91°) 7:29 pm (273°) - 1:26 pm (49.6°) 232,062 0.0%
20 8:23 am (82°) 7:55 pm (282°) - 2:14 pm (42.6°) 229,972 1.4%
21 9:36 am (73°) 8:23 pm (290°) - 3:04 pm (36.0°) 228,605 5.5%
22 10:52 am (65°) 8:56 pm (298°) - 3:58 pm (30.1°) 227,997 12.3%
23 12:09 pm (59°) 9:36 pm (303°) - 4:56 pm (25.5°) 228,093 21.4%
24 1:25 pm (54°) 10:26 pm (307°) - 5:57 pm (22.6°) 228,786 32.1%
25 2:34 pm (52°) 11:27 pm (308°) - 7:00 pm (21.7°) 229,936 43.8%
26 3:33 pm (53°) - - 8:02 pm (22.8°) 231,414 55.7%
27 - 12:35 am (306°) 4:20 pm (57°) 9:01 pm (25.8°) 233,106 67.0%
28 - 1:48 am (301°) 4:58 pm (63°) 9:55 pm (30.2°) 234,953 77.3%
29 - 3:01 am (295°) 5:29 pm (69°) 10:45 pm (35.6°) 236,915 85.9%
30 - 4:11 am (287°) 5:55 pm (77°) 11:31 pm (41.7°) 238,982 92.7%
31 - 5:18 am (279°) 6:18 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. 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 New Plymouth on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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