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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:12:23 am
Moon Direction: 224° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -61.9°
Moon Distance: 227,960 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:45 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Oamaru, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:52 am (303°) 7:26 pm (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:11 am (295°) 7:50 pm (70°) 12:13 am (25.9°) 233,531 95.2%
3 - 6:27 am (286°) 8:10 pm (79°) 1:03 am (31.7°) 235,509 98.9%
4 - 7:41 am (277°) 8:28 pm (88°) 1:49 am (38.1°) 237,865 100.0%
5 - 8:51 am (267°) 8:45 pm (97°) 2:33 am (44.6°) 240,490 98.7%
6 - 10:00 am (258°) 9:03 pm (105°) 3:16 am (51.0°) 243,209 95.2%
7 - 11:09 am (250°) 9:22 pm (113°) 3:59 am (56.9°) 245,826 89.8%
8 - 12:17 pm (242°) 9:45 pm (120°) 4:43 am (62.2°) 248,121 82.8%
9 - 1:25 pm (236°) 10:12 pm (126°) 5:28 am (66.6°) 249,898 74.7%
10 - 2:30 pm (231°) 10:46 pm (130°) 6:16 am (70.0°) 250,983 65.8%
11 - 3:31 pm (228°) 11:30 pm (132°) 7:06 am (72.2°) 251,259 56.2%
12 - 4:25 pm (228°) - 7:57 am (73.1°) 250,669 46.5%
13 12:22 am (132°) 5:11 pm (230°) - 8:49 am (72.4°) 249,230 36.7%
14 1:24 am (129°) 5:47 pm (234°) - 9:41 am (70.4°) 247,036 27.3%
15 2:32 am (124°) 6:17 pm (239°) - 10:31 am (67.0°) 244,250 18.7%
16 3:43 am (118°) 6:41 pm (247°) - 11:20 am (62.3°) 241,097 11.2%
17 4:56 am (110°) 7:02 pm (255°) - 12:07 pm (56.7°) 237,833 5.3%
18 6:10 am (101°) 7:21 pm (264°) - 12:53 pm (50.3°) 234,731 1.4%
19 7:25 am (91°) 7:40 pm (274°) - 1:39 pm (43.4°) 232,041 0.0%
20 8:41 am (81°) 8:00 pm (283°) - 2:27 pm (36.5°) 229,957 1.4%
21 10:00 am (71°) 8:22 pm (292°) - 3:17 pm (29.9°) 228,597 5.6%
22 11:22 am (62°) 8:50 pm (301°) - 4:11 pm (24.0°) 227,995 12.4%
23 12:45 pm (55°) 9:25 pm (307°) - 5:09 pm (19.4°) 228,097 21.5%
24 2:05 pm (50°) 10:12 pm (311°) - 6:10 pm (16.5°) 228,794 32.2%
25 3:16 pm (47°) 11:11 pm (312°) - 7:13 pm (15.6°) 229,948 43.9%
26 4:13 pm (49°) - - 8:15 pm (16.8°) 231,428 55.8%
27 - 12:22 am (310°) 4:56 pm (53°) 9:14 pm (19.8°) 233,122 67.1%
28 - 1:39 am (305°) 5:29 pm (60°) 10:08 pm (24.2°) 234,969 77.4%
29 - 2:57 am (297°) 5:54 pm (67°) 10:58 pm (29.6°) 236,932 86.0%
30 - 4:13 am (289°) 6:15 pm (76°) 11:44 pm (35.7°) 239,000 92.7%
31 - 5:25 am (280°) 6:33 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Oamaru. 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 Oamaru on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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