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Palmerston North, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:07:10 am
Moon Direction: 149° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -70.2°
Moon Distance: 227,967 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:07 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmerston North, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:55 am (305°) - 4:21 am (23.9°) 229,808 81.2%
2 12:55 am (53°) 9:46 am (308°) - 5:22 am (21.4°) 229,501 71.0%
3 2:02 am (52°) 10:48 am (308°) - 6:25 am (20.8°) 229,628 59.6%
4 2:59 am (53°) 11:59 am (305°) - 7:27 am (22.3°) 230,122 47.7%
5 3:44 am (58°) 1:14 pm (300°) - 8:26 am (25.6°) 230,928 36.0%
6 4:21 am (64°) 2:29 pm (293°) - 9:20 am (30.3°) 232,022 25.2%
7 4:50 am (71°) 3:41 pm (285°) - 10:11 am (36.1°) 233,405 15.9%
8 5:16 am (79°) 4:52 pm (277°) - 10:59 am (42.4°) 235,086 8.5%
9 5:39 am (88°) 6:00 pm (268°) - 11:44 am (49.0°) 237,058 3.3%
10 6:02 am (96°) 7:07 pm (260°) - 12:29 pm (55.5°) 239,288 0.6%
11 6:25 am (104°) 8:14 pm (252°) - 1:13 pm (61.5°) 241,700 0.3%
12 6:49 am (111°) 9:21 pm (245°) - 1:59 pm (66.9°) 244,171 2.2%
13 7:18 am (118°) 10:27 pm (239°) - 2:47 pm (71.4°) 246,538 6.2%
14 7:51 am (123°) 11:30 pm (235°) - 3:36 pm (74.7°) 248,622 11.9%
15 8:30 am (126°) - - 4:27 pm (76.7°) 250,233 19.1%
16 - 12:29 am (233°) 9:16 am (128°) 5:19 pm (77.3°) 251,205 27.4%
17 - 1:21 am (232°) 10:09 am (127°) 6:10 pm (76.5°) 251,407 36.5%
18 - 2:06 am (234°) 11:08 am (125°) 7:00 pm (74.4°) 250,768 46.1%
19 - 2:44 am (238°) 12:10 pm (121°) 7:48 pm (71.1°) 249,284 55.9%
20 - 3:15 am (243°) 1:13 pm (115°) 8:33 pm (66.7°) 247,019 65.7%
21 - 3:42 am (249°) 2:18 pm (108°) 9:18 pm (61.5°) 244,120 75.0%
22 - 4:06 am (256°) 3:23 pm (101°) 10:01 pm (55.6°) 240,781 83.4%
23 - 4:29 am (264°) 4:29 pm (92°) 10:45 pm (49.2°) 237,272 90.6%
24 - 4:51 am (272°) 5:37 pm (84°) 11:31 pm (42.6°) 233,871 96.1%
25 - 5:14 am (280°) 6:48 pm (75°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 5:41 am (289°) 8:03 pm (67°) 12:19 am (36.2°) 230,880 99.2%
27 - 6:12 am (296°) 9:21 pm (60°) 1:12 am (30.3°) 228,535 99.7%
28 - 6:50 am (302°) 10:39 pm (55°) 2:09 am (25.5°) 227,032 97.2%
29 - 7:39 am (307°) 11:51 pm (52°) 3:11 am (22.2°) 226,443 91.9%
30 - 8:39 am (308°) - 4:15 am (21.0°) 226,731 83.9%
31 12:53 am (53°) 9:49 am (306°) - 5:20 am (21.8°) 227,769 74.0%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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.

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