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

Moon: 80.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 4:59:41 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:19 am (287°) 10:27 pm (69°) 2:53 am (38.5°) 235,415 87.1%
2 - 8:48 am (294°) 11:40 pm (62°) 3:42 am (32.7°) 233,659 78.5%
3 - 9:24 am (301°) - 4:35 am (27.7°) 232,118 68.3%
4 12:53 am (56°) 10:07 am (305°) - 5:33 am (24.1°) 230,811 56.9%
5 2:05 am (53°) 11:02 am (307°) - 6:34 am (22.2°) 229,772 45.0%
6 3:09 am (53°) 12:07 pm (307°) - 7:37 am (22.3°) 229,080 33.2%
7 4:03 am (55°) 1:20 pm (303°) - 8:39 am (24.4°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:48 am (60°) 2:36 pm (297°) - 9:38 am (28.3°) 229,110 13.2%
9 5:23 am (67°) 3:52 pm (290°) - 10:33 am (33.5°) 230,010 6.2%
10 5:53 am (74°) 5:04 pm (282°) - 11:24 am (39.7°) 231,561 1.7%
11 6:19 am (83°) 6:14 pm (273°) - 12:11 pm (46.4°) 233,717 0.0%
12 6:43 am (91°) 7:22 pm (264°) - 12:57 pm (53.1°) 236,367 1.0%
13 7:06 am (99°) 8:29 pm (256°) - 1:42 pm (59.5°) 239,334 4.4%
14 7:31 am (107°) 9:35 pm (249°) - 2:27 pm (65.4°) 242,392 9.9%
15 7:58 am (114°) 10:40 pm (243°) - 3:14 pm (70.4°) 245,290 17.1%
16 8:29 am (120°) 11:44 pm (238°) - 4:02 pm (74.4°) 247,796 25.4%
17 9:04 am (124°) - - 4:52 pm (77.2°) 249,702 34.6%
18 - 12:45 am (234°) 9:47 am (126°) 5:43 pm (78.6°) 250,854 44.2%
19 - 1:41 am (233°) 10:36 am (127°) 6:34 pm (78.7°) 251,162 54.0%
20 - 2:30 am (233°) 11:31 am (126°) 7:25 pm (77.3°) 250,612 63.7%
21 - 3:13 am (236°) 12:31 pm (123°) 8:14 pm (74.6°) 249,259 72.9%
22 - 3:49 am (240°) 1:34 pm (118°) 9:02 pm (70.8°) 247,226 81.3%
23 - 4:19 am (246°) 2:39 pm (112°) 9:48 pm (65.9°) 244,694 88.6%
24 - 4:46 am (252°) 3:43 pm (105°) 10:32 pm (60.2°) 241,869 94.3%
25 - 5:10 am (260°) 4:48 pm (97°) 11:16 pm (54.0°) 238,988 98.2%
26 - 5:33 am (268°) 5:55 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 - 6:57 am (276°) 8:03 pm (80°) 12:01 am (47.5°) 236,261 99.9%
28 - 7:22 am (284°) 9:14 pm (72°) 1:47 am (40.9°) 233,884 99.1%
29 - 7:50 am (292°) 10:27 pm (64°) 2:37 am (34.7°) 231,975 95.6%
30 - 8:24 am (299°) 11:43 pm (58°) 3:30 am (29.3°) 230,616 89.5%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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