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

Moon: 80.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 4:59:42 pm
Moon Direction: 177° South
Moon Altitude: -45.2°
Moon Distance: 243,610 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, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:23 am (250°) 4:54 pm (112°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:26 am (244°) 5:22 pm (118°) 12:05 am (69.2°) 249,486 99.8%
3 - 8:29 am (239°) 5:56 pm (123°) 12:51 am (73.4°) 250,781 99.2%
4 - 9:30 am (235°) 6:35 pm (126°) 1:39 am (76.5°) 251,697 96.7%
5 - 10:27 am (233°) 7:22 pm (127°) 2:29 am (78.4°) 252,146 92.4%
6 - 11:19 am (233°) 8:16 pm (127°) 3:21 am (78.9°) 252,037 86.5%
7 - 12:03 pm (235°) 9:15 pm (124°) 4:12 am (77.9°) 251,282 79.2%
8 - 12:41 pm (239°) 10:17 pm (120°) 5:02 am (75.6°) 249,820 70.7%
9 - 1:13 pm (244°) 11:21 pm (114°) 5:50 am (72.1°) 247,637 61.3%
10 - 1:41 pm (250°) - 6:36 am (67.5°) 244,767 51.2%
11 12:26 am (107°) 2:06 pm (257°) - 7:21 am (62.1°) 241,323 40.8%
12 1:31 am (99°) 2:29 pm (265°) - 8:06 am (55.9°) 237,477 30.4%
13 2:38 am (91°) 2:53 pm (274°) - 8:51 am (49.3°) 233,495 20.7%
14 3:48 am (82°) 3:18 pm (282°) - 9:38 am (42.5°) 229,687 12.1%
15 5:01 am (73°) 3:47 pm (290°) - 10:29 am (35.9°) 226,406 5.4%
16 6:19 am (65°) 4:22 pm (298°) - 11:25 am (30.0°) 223,977 1.3%
17 7:39 am (58°) 5:06 pm (304°) - 12:26 pm (25.3°) 222,679 0.2%
18 8:59 am (54°) 6:01 pm (307°) - 1:31 pm (22.6°) 222,639 2.5%
19 10:10 am (53°) 7:08 pm (307°) - 2:39 pm (22.1°) 223,833 7.9%
20 11:09 am (54°) 8:22 pm (304°) - 3:44 pm (23.8°) 226,077 16.0%
21 11:56 am (59°) 9:39 pm (299°) - 4:44 pm (27.5°) 229,085 25.9%
22 12:33 pm (65°) 10:53 pm (292°) - 5:38 pm (32.4°) 232,514 36.8%
23 1:02 pm (73°) - - 6:28 pm (38.2°) 236,076 48.0%
24 - 12:02 am (284°) 1:27 pm (80°) 7:13 pm (44.4°) 239,517 58.9%
25 - 1:08 am (276°) 1:50 pm (88°) 7:56 pm (50.7°) 242,669 69.1%
26 - 2:12 am (268°) 2:12 pm (96°) 8:38 pm (56.8°) 245,419 78.2%
27 - 3:14 am (260°) 2:34 pm (104°) 9:20 pm (62.6°) 247,723 85.9%
28 - 4:16 am (253°) 2:58 pm (110°) 10:03 pm (67.8°) 249,562 92.1%
29 - 5:18 am (246°) 3:25 pm (116°) 10:48 pm (72.2°) 250,951 96.5%
30 - 6:21 am (240°) 3:56 pm (121°) 11:35 pm (75.6°) 251,897 99.1%
31 - 7:22 am (236°) 4:34 pm (125°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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