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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:36 am (258°) 8:01 pm (99°) 1:52 am (60.3°) 244,660 96.2%
2 - 8:57 am (265°) 9:06 pm (91°) 2:35 am (54.3°) 242,494 91.2%
3 - 9:19 am (274°) 10:12 pm (82°) 3:18 am (48.0°) 240,198 84.3%
4 - 9:41 am (282°) 11:21 pm (74°) 4:02 am (41.6°) 237,789 75.6%
5 - 10:06 am (290°) - 4:48 am (35.4°) 235,314 65.4%
6 12:32 am (66°) 10:36 am (297°) - 5:38 am (29.8°) 232,835 54.2%
7 1:47 am (59°) 11:13 am (303°) - 6:33 am (25.2°) 230,473 42.5%
8 3:02 am (54°) 12:00 pm (307°) - 7:33 am (22.0°) 228,382 30.9%
9 4:14 am (52°) 12:59 pm (308°) - 8:37 am (20.7°) 226,778 20.2%
10 5:17 am (52°) 2:10 pm (307°) - 9:42 am (21.5°) 225,870 11.2%
11 6:08 am (56°) 3:28 pm (302°) - 10:45 am (24.4°) 225,835 4.5%
12 6:49 am (62°) 4:48 pm (295°) - 11:44 am (29.1°) 226,761 0.8%
13 7:21 am (70°) 6:05 pm (287°) - 12:38 pm (34.9°) 228,635 0.1%
14 7:48 am (78°) 7:18 pm (278°) - 1:28 pm (41.5°) 231,312 2.4%
15 8:12 am (87°) 8:28 pm (269°) - 2:15 pm (48.2°) 234,572 7.2%
16 8:35 am (95°) 9:36 pm (260°) - 3:00 pm (54.8°) 238,129 14.0%
17 8:58 am (103°) 10:43 pm (252°) - 3:44 pm (61.0°) 241,685 22.3%
18 9:22 am (111°) 11:48 pm (245°) - 4:29 pm (66.4°) 244,952 31.6%
19 9:49 am (117°) - - 5:16 pm (71.0°) 247,700 41.5%
20 - 12:53 am (240°) 10:20 am (122°) 6:04 pm (74.4°) 249,752 51.5%
21 - 1:56 am (235°) 10:57 am (126°) 6:54 pm (76.7°) 251,007 61.2%
22 - 2:55 am (233°) 11:42 am (128°) 7:45 pm (77.6°) 251,433 70.5%
23 - 3:49 am (232°) 12:33 pm (128°) 8:36 pm (77.0°) 251,067 79.0%
24 - 4:35 am (233°) 1:32 pm (126°) 9:27 pm (75.1°) 250,006 86.5%
25 - 5:15 am (237°) 2:34 pm (122°) 10:16 pm (71.9°) 248,386 92.6%
26 - 5:48 am (242°) 3:39 pm (116°) 11:03 pm (67.6°) 246,374 97.0%
27 - 6:15 am (248°) 4:45 pm (109°) 11:48 pm (62.3°) 244,128 99.5%
28 - 6:40 am (255°) 5:50 pm (102°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:02 am (263°) 6:56 pm (93°) 12:32 am (56.4°) 241,808 99.9%
30 - 7:24 am (271°) 8:03 pm (85°) 1:16 am (50.1°) 239,530 97.9%
31 - 7:46 am (279°) 9:12 pm (76°) 2:00 am (43.6°) 237,388 93.7%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Palmerston North on Aug 28

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