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

Moon: 81.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 3:09:50 pm
Moon Direction: 212° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -40.4°
Moon Distance: 243,375 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:23 am (271°) 6:40 pm (93°) 12:15 am (48.1°) 241,126 97.3%
2 - 7:27 am (263°) 7:02 pm (101°) 12:58 am (54.4°) 243,315 99.6%
3 - 8:30 am (255°) 7:25 pm (108°) 1:40 am (60.5°) 245,476 99.7%
4 - 9:33 am (248°) 7:51 pm (115°) 2:24 am (66.1°) 247,512 97.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:37 am (242°) 7:21 pm (120°) 2:09 am (70.9°) 249,286 93.9%
6 - 10:39 am (237°) 7:56 pm (124°) 2:56 am (74.8°) 250,656 88.3%
7 - 11:40 am (234°) 8:39 pm (127°) 3:45 am (77.5°) 251,469 81.3%
8 - 12:35 pm (233°) 9:28 pm (127°) 4:36 am (78.9°) 251,596 73.1%
9 - 1:25 pm (233°) 10:24 pm (126°) 5:27 am (78.9°) 250,943 64.0%
10 - 2:07 pm (236°) 11:25 pm (123°) 6:19 am (77.4°) 249,469 54.4%
11 - 2:43 pm (240°) - 7:09 am (74.6°) 247,204 44.4%
12 12:29 am (118°) 3:14 pm (246°) - 7:57 am (70.6°) 244,249 34.4%
13 1:35 am (111°) 3:41 pm (253°) - 8:44 am (65.5°) 240,784 24.7%
14 2:42 am (104°) 4:05 pm (261°) - 9:30 am (59.5°) 237,047 16.0%
15 3:50 am (95°) 4:29 pm (269°) - 10:15 am (53.0°) 233,342 8.7%
16 5:00 am (87°) 4:54 pm (278°) - 11:02 am (46.0°) 229,989 3.3%
17 6:13 am (78°) 5:21 pm (286°) - 11:52 am (39.1°) 227,290 0.4%
18 7:29 am (69°) 5:52 pm (294°) - 12:45 pm (32.7°) 225,486 0.6%
19 8:48 am (61°) 6:31 pm (301°) - 1:43 pm (27.4°) 224,731 3.8%
20 10:07 am (56°) 7:19 pm (306°) - 2:45 pm (23.6°) 225,029 10.0%
21 11:22 am (53°) 8:17 pm (308°) - 3:50 pm (21.9°) 226,278 18.7%
22 12:26 pm (53°) 9:26 pm (306°) - 4:55 pm (22.4°) 228,269 29.1%
23 1:18 pm (56°) 10:39 pm (303°) - 5:56 pm (24.9°) 230,758 40.5%
24 1:59 pm (61°) 11:52 pm (297°) - 6:52 pm (28.9°) 233,492 52.1%
25 2:32 pm (67°) - - 7:43 pm (34.1°) 236,286 63.3%
26 - 1:03 am (289°) 2:59 pm (75°) 8:30 pm (39.9°) 238,996 73.5%
27 - 2:10 am (282°) 3:23 pm (83°) 9:14 pm (46.1°) 241,546 82.4%
28 - 3:15 am (274°) 3:45 pm (91°) 9:56 pm (52.4°) 243,886 89.6%
29 - 4:18 am (265°) 4:06 pm (98°) 10:38 pm (58.5°) 246,003 95.0%
30 - 5:20 am (258°) 4:29 pm (106°) 11:21 pm (64.2°) 247,877 98.4%
* 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.

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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