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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:12 am
Moon Direction: 139° 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, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:58 am (248°) 5:02 pm (115°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 8:06 am (241°) 5:26 pm (121°) 12:27 am (63.2°) 249,508 99.8%
3 - 9:13 am (235°) 5:55 pm (127°) 1:13 am (67.4°) 250,798 99.2%
4 - 10:18 am (231°) 6:32 pm (130°) 2:02 am (70.5°) 251,708 96.6%
5 - 11:17 am (229°) 7:17 pm (132°) 2:52 am (72.3°) 252,149 92.3%
6 - 12:08 pm (229°) 8:11 pm (131°) 3:43 am (72.8°) 252,030 86.4%
7 - 12:50 pm (231°) 9:13 pm (128°) 4:34 am (71.8°) 251,265 79.1%
8 - 1:25 pm (235°) 10:19 pm (123°) 5:24 am (69.5°) 249,793 70.6%
9 - 1:52 pm (241°) 11:28 pm (116°) 6:12 am (66.0°) 247,599 61.1%
10 - 2:15 pm (248°) - 6:59 am (61.4°) 244,719 51.0%
11 12:38 am (109°) 2:35 pm (256°) - 7:44 am (55.9°) 241,267 40.6%
12 1:48 am (100°) 2:54 pm (265°) - 8:28 am (49.8°) 237,418 30.3%
13 3:00 am (91°) 3:13 pm (274°) - 9:13 am (43.1°) 233,435 20.5%
14 4:15 am (81°) 3:33 pm (283°) - 10:00 am (36.3°) 229,633 12.0%
15 5:35 am (71°) 3:56 pm (293°) - 10:51 am (29.8°) 226,363 5.3%
16 6:58 am (62°) 4:26 pm (301°) - 11:47 am (23.9°) 223,949 1.2%
17 8:25 am (54°) 5:04 pm (308°) - 12:48 pm (19.3°) 222,669 0.3%
18 9:48 am (49°) 5:56 pm (311°) - 1:54 pm (16.6°) 222,648 2.6%
19 11:01 am (48°) 7:03 pm (312°) - 3:01 pm (16.1°) 223,860 8.1%
20 11:57 am (50°) 8:21 pm (308°) - 4:06 pm (17.9°) 226,118 16.1%
21 12:39 pm (56°) 9:42 pm (302°) - 5:07 pm (21.5°) 229,135 26.0%
22 1:11 pm (63°) 11:01 pm (294°) - 6:01 pm (26.5°) 232,568 37.0%
23 1:35 pm (71°) - - 6:50 pm (32.3°) 236,129 48.2%
24 - 12:16 am (285°) 1:55 pm (80°) 7:35 pm (38.5°) 239,566 59.1%
25 - 1:28 am (276°) 2:13 pm (88°) 8:18 pm (44.7°) 242,714 69.3%
26 - 2:36 am (267°) 2:30 pm (97°) 9:00 pm (50.9°) 245,457 78.3%
27 - 3:43 am (259°) 2:47 pm (105°) 9:42 pm (56.6°) 247,754 86.1%
28 - 4:50 am (251°) 3:07 pm (113°) 10:25 pm (61.8°) 249,587 92.2%
29 - 5:57 am (243°) 3:30 pm (119°) 11:10 pm (66.2°) 250,968 96.6%
30 - 7:04 am (237°) 3:57 pm (125°) 11:58 pm (69.6°) 251,908 99.1%
31 - 8:09 am (232°) 4:31 pm (129°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Queenstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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