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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:36 am
Moon Direction: 138° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -63.2°
Moon Distance: 227,973 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, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:59 am (307°) 7:40 pm (50°) 11:46 pm (16.6°) 224,019 94.2%
2 - 3:48 am (311°) 8:54 pm (48°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:53 am (312°) 9:53 pm (50°) 12:53 am (15.8°) 224,096 98.6%
4 - 6:09 am (309°) 10:37 pm (55°) 1:59 am (17.3°) 225,332 99.8%
5 - 7:32 am (303°) 11:10 pm (62°) 3:01 am (20.8°) 227,649 98.0%
6 - 8:53 am (295°) 11:35 pm (70°) 3:57 am (25.7°) 230,827 93.4%
7 - 10:11 am (286°) 11:55 pm (79°) 4:47 am (31.6°) 234,536 86.6%
8 - 11:23 am (277°) - 5:33 am (37.8°) 238,451 78.2%
9 12:13 am (88°) 12:32 pm (268°) - 6:16 am (44.2°) 242,231 68.9%
10 12:30 am (96°) 1:39 pm (259°) - 6:58 am (50.4°) 245,605 59.0%
11 12:47 am (104°) 2:45 pm (251°) - 7:39 am (56.1°) 248,357 49.0%
12 1:06 am (112°) 3:51 pm (244°) - 8:22 am (61.4°) 250,359 39.2%
13 1:27 am (119°) 4:57 pm (237°) - 9:06 am (65.9°) 251,546 30.0%
14 1:53 am (125°) 6:03 pm (232°) - 9:52 am (69.4°) 251,928 21.5%
15 2:26 am (129°) 7:05 pm (229°) - 10:42 am (71.9°) 251,571 14.1%
16 3:07 am (132°) 8:01 pm (228°) - 11:33 am (73.0°) 250,584 8.0%
17 3:59 am (132°) 8:48 pm (229°) - 12:26 pm (72.6°) 249,107 3.5%
18 5:00 am (130°) 9:27 pm (233°) - 1:18 pm (70.8°) 247,286 0.8%
19 6:07 am (125°) 9:58 pm (239°) - 2:09 pm (67.5°) 245,257 0.1%
20 7:18 am (119°) 10:23 pm (246°) - 2:58 pm (63.1°) 243,131 1.6%
21 8:30 am (111°) 10:44 pm (254°) - 3:44 pm (57.7°) 240,983 5.4%
22 9:42 am (103°) 11:03 pm (262°) - 4:29 pm (51.6°) 238,857 11.3%
23 10:53 am (93°) 11:21 pm (271°) - 5:14 pm (45.1°) 236,769 19.1%
24 12:06 pm (84°) 11:39 pm (281°) - 5:59 pm (38.4°) 234,733 28.6%
25 1:20 pm (74°) - - 6:46 pm (31.9°) 232,772 39.4%
26 - 12:00 am (289°) 2:38 pm (65°) 7:36 pm (26.0°) 230,944 51.0%
27 - 12:24 am (298°) 3:59 pm (57°) 8:31 pm (21.0°) 229,343 62.7%
28 - 12:56 am (305°) 5:19 pm (51°) 9:31 pm (17.5°) 228,116 73.9%
29 - 1:37 am (310°) 6:35 pm (48°) 10:35 pm (15.8°) 227,431 83.8%
30 - 2:33 am (312°) 7:39 pm (48°) 11:39 pm (16.2°) 227,447 91.8%
31 - 3:43 am (311°) 8:29 pm (52°) 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.

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