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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:41 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:10 am (257°) 8:26 pm (99°) 2:20 am (55.4°) 244,619 96.1%
2 - 9:28 am (265°) 9:35 pm (90°) 3:03 am (49.4°) 242,451 91.1%
3 - 9:45 am (274°) 10:45 pm (81°) 3:46 am (43.1°) 240,152 84.1%
4 - 10:04 am (283°) 11:58 pm (72°) 4:30 am (36.7°) 237,742 75.4%
5 - 10:25 am (291°) - 5:17 am (30.6°) 235,265 65.2%
6 1:14 am (64°) 10:50 am (299°) - 6:07 am (25.0°) 232,787 54.0%
7 2:33 am (56°) 11:23 am (306°) - 7:02 am (20.4°) 230,429 42.2%
8 3:52 am (51°) 12:07 pm (310°) - 8:02 am (17.2°) 228,346 30.7%
9 5:06 am (48°) 1:06 pm (312°) - 9:06 am (16.0°) 226,754 20.0%
10 6:07 am (49°) 2:18 pm (310°) - 10:11 am (16.8°) 225,861 11.0%
11 6:55 am (53°) 3:40 pm (305°) - 11:14 am (19.8°) 225,844 4.4%
12 7:32 am (60°) 5:04 pm (297°) - 12:13 pm (24.5°) 226,788 0.8%
13 8:00 am (68°) 6:26 pm (288°) - 1:07 pm (30.3°) 228,680 0.1%
14 8:22 am (77°) 7:44 pm (278°) - 1:57 pm (36.9°) 231,371 2.4%
15 8:42 am (87°) 8:58 pm (269°) - 2:43 pm (43.6°) 234,639 7.3%
16 9:01 am (96°) 10:10 pm (259°) - 3:28 pm (50.2°) 238,199 14.1%
17 9:19 am (104°) 11:21 pm (251°) - 4:13 pm (56.3°) 241,752 22.5%
18 9:40 am (112°) - - 4:58 pm (61.8°) 245,010 31.8%
19 - 12:30 am (243°) 10:03 am (119°) 5:44 pm (66.3°) 247,747 41.7%
20 - 1:39 am (237°) 10:31 am (125°) 6:33 pm (69.8°) 249,784 51.6%
21 - 2:45 am (232°) 11:05 am (129°) 7:23 pm (72.0°) 251,023 61.4%
22 - 3:46 am (229°) 11:48 am (131°) 8:14 pm (72.8°) 251,433 70.7%
23 - 4:40 am (228°) 12:40 pm (131°) 9:05 pm (72.3°) 251,053 79.2%
24 - 5:25 am (230°) 1:40 pm (129°) 9:56 pm (70.3°) 249,980 86.6%
25 - 6:01 am (234°) 2:46 pm (124°) 10:45 pm (67.1°) 248,351 92.7%
26 - 6:31 am (239°) 3:55 pm (118°) 11:32 pm (62.7°) 246,333 97.1%
27 - 6:55 am (246°) 5:04 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:15 am (254°) 6:14 pm (102°) 12:17 am (57.5°) 244,084 99.5%
29 - 7:34 am (262°) 7:24 pm (93°) 1:01 am (51.6°) 241,763 99.9%
30 - 7:52 am (271°) 8:35 pm (84°) 1:44 am (45.2°) 239,488 97.9%
31 - 8:10 am (280°) 9:48 pm (75°) 2:29 am (38.7°) 237,348 93.6%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Queenstown on Aug 28

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