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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:15 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:45 am (271°) 7:00 pm (93°) 12:38 am (42.1°) 241,158 97.3%
2 - 7:54 am (262°) 7:17 pm (102°) 1:20 am (48.5°) 243,348 99.6%
3 - 9:02 am (253°) 7:36 pm (110°) 2:03 am (54.6°) 245,508 99.7%
4 - 10:10 am (246°) 7:57 pm (117°) 2:46 am (60.1°) 247,541 97.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 10:19 am (239°) 7:23 pm (124°) 2:31 am (64.9°) 249,310 93.8%
6 - 11:25 am (233°) 7:54 pm (128°) 3:18 am (68.8°) 250,672 88.2%
7 - 12:29 pm (230°) 8:34 pm (131°) 4:07 am (71.5°) 251,476 81.2%
8 - 1:25 pm (228°) 9:23 pm (132°) 4:58 am (72.8°) 251,592 73.0%
9 - 2:14 pm (229°) 10:20 pm (130°) 5:50 am (72.8°) 250,927 63.9%
10 - 2:53 pm (232°) 11:25 pm (127°) 6:41 am (71.3°) 249,441 54.2%
11 - 3:25 pm (237°) - 7:31 am (68.5°) 247,165 44.2%
12 12:33 am (121°) 3:51 pm (243°) - 8:19 am (64.5°) 244,200 34.2%
13 1:44 am (114°) 4:13 pm (251°) - 9:06 am (59.4°) 240,729 24.6%
14 2:56 am (105°) 4:33 pm (260°) - 9:52 am (53.4°) 236,990 15.9%
15 4:10 am (96°) 4:52 pm (269°) - 10:38 am (46.8°) 233,288 8.6%
16 5:25 am (86°) 5:11 pm (279°) - 11:25 am (39.9°) 229,942 3.2%
17 6:43 am (76°) 5:33 pm (288°) - 12:14 pm (33.0°) 227,256 0.4%
18 8:05 am (66°) 5:59 pm (297°) - 1:08 pm (26.6°) 225,467 0.6%
19 9:30 am (58°) 6:32 pm (305°) - 2:05 pm (21.3°) 224,727 3.9%
20 10:55 am (52°) 7:15 pm (310°) - 3:08 pm (17.6°) 225,042 10.1%
21 12:12 pm (48°) 8:12 pm (312°) - 4:13 pm (15.9°) 226,303 18.8%
22 1:16 pm (48°) 9:21 pm (311°) - 5:17 pm (16.4°) 228,303 29.3%
23 2:05 pm (52°) 10:38 pm (306°) - 6:18 pm (18.9°) 230,798 40.7%
24 2:41 pm (58°) 11:57 pm (299°) - 7:14 pm (23.0°) 233,534 52.3%
25 3:08 pm (65°) - - 8:05 pm (28.1°) 236,327 63.5%
26 - 1:13 am (291°) 3:30 pm (73°) 8:52 pm (34.0°) 239,035 73.7%
27 - 2:26 am (283°) 3:49 pm (82°) 9:36 pm (40.2°) 241,583 82.5%
28 - 3:36 am (274°) 4:06 pm (91°) 10:18 pm (46.5°) 243,919 89.7%
29 - 4:44 am (265°) 4:23 pm (99°) 11:00 pm (52.5°) 246,033 95.1%
30 - 5:51 am (256°) 4:41 pm (107°) 11:43 pm (58.2°) 247,903 98.4%
* 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.

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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