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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:07:11 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:17 am (271°) 6:33 pm (93°) 12:09 am (46.7°) 241,116 97.2%
2 - 7:21 am (263°) 6:54 pm (101°) 12:52 am (53.1°) 243,306 99.6%
3 - 8:26 am (255°) 7:17 pm (108°) 1:34 am (59.2°) 245,467 99.7%
4 - 9:30 am (248°) 7:42 pm (115°) 2:17 am (64.8°) 247,504 97.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:34 am (241°) 7:11 pm (121°) 2:02 am (69.6°) 249,279 93.9%
6 - 10:38 am (236°) 7:45 pm (125°) 2:49 am (73.5°) 250,651 88.3%
7 - 11:38 am (233°) 8:27 pm (128°) 3:39 am (76.2°) 251,467 81.3%
8 - 12:34 pm (232°) 9:16 pm (128°) 4:29 am (77.6°) 251,597 73.1%
9 - 1:24 pm (232°) 10:12 pm (127°) 5:21 am (77.6°) 250,948 64.1%
10 - 2:05 pm (235°) 11:14 pm (124°) 6:12 am (76.1°) 249,477 54.4%
11 - 2:41 pm (239°) - 7:02 am (73.3°) 247,216 44.4%
12 12:19 am (118°) 3:10 pm (245°) - 7:51 am (69.3°) 244,262 34.4%
13 1:26 am (112°) 3:36 pm (252°) - 8:37 am (64.2°) 240,799 24.8%
14 2:34 am (104°) 4:00 pm (260°) - 9:23 am (58.3°) 237,063 16.0%
15 3:43 am (96°) 4:23 pm (269°) - 10:09 am (51.7°) 233,358 8.7%
16 4:54 am (87°) 4:47 pm (278°) - 10:56 am (44.7°) 230,002 3.3%
17 6:08 am (77°) 5:13 pm (287°) - 11:46 am (37.8°) 227,300 0.5%
18 7:25 am (69°) 5:43 pm (295°) - 12:39 pm (31.4°) 225,492 0.6%
19 8:45 am (61°) 6:20 pm (302°) - 1:36 pm (26.1°) 224,732 3.8%
20 10:05 am (55°) 7:07 pm (307°) - 2:39 pm (22.4°) 225,026 10.0%
21 11:21 am (52°) 8:05 pm (308°) - 3:44 pm (20.6°) 226,271 18.6%
22 12:25 pm (52°) 9:14 pm (307°) - 4:48 pm (21.1°) 228,259 29.1%
23 1:17 pm (55°) 10:28 pm (303°) - 5:49 pm (23.5°) 230,747 40.5%
24 1:57 pm (60°) 11:42 pm (297°) - 6:46 pm (27.6°) 233,480 52.1%
25 2:28 pm (67°) - - 7:37 pm (32.7°) 236,274 63.3%
26 - 12:54 am (290°) 2:55 pm (75°) 8:24 pm (38.6°) 238,984 73.5%
27 - 2:03 am (282°) 3:17 pm (82°) 9:08 pm (44.8°) 241,535 82.3%
28 - 3:08 am (274°) 3:38 pm (91°) 9:50 pm (51.1°) 243,876 89.6%
29 - 4:12 am (265°) 3:59 pm (98°) 10:32 pm (57.2°) 245,994 95.0%
30 - 5:16 am (257°) 4:21 pm (106°) 11:14 pm (62.8°) 247,869 98.4%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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