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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:40:06 am
Moon Direction: 185° South
Moon Altitude: -67.8°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:54 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:02 am (303°) 7:35 pm (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:21 am (295°) 7:59 pm (70°) 12:23 am (26.0°) 233,542 95.2%
3 - 6:37 am (286°) 8:19 pm (79°) 1:12 am (31.8°) 235,523 98.9%
4 - 7:50 am (277°) 8:37 pm (88°) 1:59 am (38.2°) 237,881 100.0%
5 - 9:01 am (267°) 8:55 pm (97°) 2:43 am (44.7°) 240,508 98.7%
6 - 10:10 am (258°) 9:12 pm (105°) 3:25 am (51.1°) 243,227 95.1%
7 - 11:18 am (250°) 9:32 pm (113°) 4:08 am (57.0°) 245,842 89.7%
8 - 12:27 pm (242°) 9:54 pm (120°) 4:52 am (62.3°) 248,134 82.8%
9 - 1:34 pm (236°) 10:22 pm (126°) 5:38 am (66.7°) 249,907 74.7%
10 - 2:40 pm (231°) 10:56 pm (130°) 6:25 am (70.1°) 250,988 65.7%
11 - 3:41 pm (228°) 11:39 pm (132°) 7:15 am (72.3°) 251,258 56.2%
12 - 4:35 pm (228°) - 8:07 am (73.1°) 250,663 46.4%
13 12:32 am (132°) 5:20 pm (230°) - 8:59 am (72.5°) 249,218 36.6%
14 1:34 am (129°) 5:56 pm (234°) - 9:50 am (70.4°) 247,019 27.3%
15 2:41 am (124°) 6:26 pm (240°) - 10:41 am (67.0°) 244,230 18.6%
16 3:53 am (118°) 6:50 pm (247°) - 11:29 am (62.4°) 241,076 11.1%
17 5:06 am (110°) 7:11 pm (255°) - 12:16 pm (56.7°) 237,812 5.2%
18 6:20 am (101°) 7:31 pm (264°) - 1:02 pm (50.3°) 234,712 1.4%
19 7:34 am (91°) 7:49 pm (274°) - 1:49 pm (43.4°) 232,026 0.0%
20 8:51 am (81°) 8:09 pm (283°) - 2:37 pm (36.5°) 229,946 1.4%
21 10:10 am (71°) 8:32 pm (292°) - 3:27 pm (29.9°) 228,590 5.6%
22 11:32 am (62°) 8:59 pm (301°) - 4:20 pm (24.0°) 227,994 12.4%
23 12:54 pm (55°) 9:35 pm (307°) - 5:18 pm (19.5°) 228,099 21.6%
24 2:14 pm (50°) 10:21 pm (311°) - 6:20 pm (16.6°) 228,800 32.3%
25 3:25 pm (48°) 11:21 pm (312°) - 7:23 pm (15.7°) 229,956 44.0%
26 4:22 pm (49°) - - 8:25 pm (16.9°) 231,439 55.8%
27 - 12:32 am (310°) 5:05 pm (53°) 9:24 pm (19.8°) 233,133 67.2%
28 - 1:49 am (305°) 5:38 pm (60°) 10:18 pm (24.3°) 234,982 77.4%
29 - 3:07 am (297°) 6:04 pm (67°) 11:08 pm (29.7°) 236,945 86.1%
30 - 4:22 am (289°) 6:24 pm (76°) 11:54 pm (35.8°) 239,014 92.8%
31 - 5:35 am (280°) 6:43 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Queenstown. 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 Queenstown on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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