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

Moon: 81.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 3:32:48 pm
Moon Direction: 205° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -42.4°
Moon Distance: 243,424 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:40 am (258°) 8:08 pm (99°) 1:58 am (61.6°) 244,651 96.2%
2 - 9:03 am (266°) 9:12 pm (91°) 2:41 am (55.6°) 242,484 91.2%
3 - 9:25 am (273°) 10:17 pm (82°) 3:24 am (49.2°) 240,188 84.3%
4 - 9:49 am (282°) 11:25 pm (74°) 4:08 am (42.9°) 237,778 75.5%
5 - 10:15 am (289°) - 4:54 am (36.7°) 235,303 65.4%
6 12:36 am (66°) 10:46 am (296°) - 5:45 am (31.1°) 232,824 54.2%
7 1:49 am (60°) 11:23 am (302°) - 6:40 am (26.5°) 230,463 42.4%
8 3:04 am (55°) 12:11 pm (306°) - 7:39 am (23.3°) 228,374 30.8%
9 4:15 am (53°) 1:11 pm (308°) - 8:43 am (22.0°) 226,773 20.1%
10 5:18 am (53°) 2:22 pm (306°) - 9:48 am (22.8°) 225,868 11.1%
11 6:10 am (57°) 3:39 pm (301°) - 10:51 am (25.7°) 225,837 4.5%
12 6:52 am (63°) 4:58 pm (294°) - 11:50 am (30.4°) 226,767 0.8%
13 7:25 am (70°) 6:13 pm (286°) - 12:44 pm (36.3°) 228,645 0.1%
14 7:53 am (78°) 7:26 pm (278°) - 1:34 pm (42.8°) 231,325 2.4%
15 8:18 am (87°) 8:35 pm (269°) - 2:21 pm (49.6°) 234,587 7.2%
16 8:42 am (95°) 9:42 pm (261°) - 3:06 pm (56.2°) 238,145 14.0%
17 9:05 am (103°) 10:47 pm (253°) - 3:51 pm (62.3°) 241,700 22.4%
18 9:30 am (110°) 11:52 pm (246°) - 4:36 pm (67.8°) 244,965 31.7%
19 9:58 am (117°) - - 5:22 pm (72.3°) 247,710 41.5%
20 - 12:56 am (240°) 10:30 am (122°) 6:10 pm (75.8°) 249,759 51.5%
21 - 1:58 am (236°) 11:08 am (125°) 7:00 pm (78.0°) 251,010 61.3%
22 - 2:57 am (233°) 11:53 am (127°) 7:51 pm (78.9°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 3:50 am (233°) 12:45 pm (127°) 8:43 pm (78.4°) 251,064 79.1%
24 - 4:37 am (234°) 1:43 pm (125°) 9:33 pm (76.4°) 250,001 86.5%
25 - 5:16 am (237°) 2:45 pm (121°) 10:22 pm (73.2°) 248,379 92.6%
26 - 5:50 am (242°) 3:49 pm (116°) 11:09 pm (68.9°) 246,365 97.0%
27 - 6:19 am (248°) 4:54 pm (109°) 11:55 pm (63.6°) 244,118 99.5%
28 - 6:44 am (255°) 5:58 pm (101°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:08 am (263°) 7:03 pm (93°) 12:39 am (57.7°) 241,798 99.9%
30 - 7:30 am (271°) 8:09 pm (85°) 1:22 am (51.4°) 239,521 97.9%
31 - 7:54 am (279°) 9:17 pm (77°) 2:06 am (44.9°) 237,379 93.6%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in New Plymouth on Aug 28

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