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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:31 am (289°) 11:04 pm (66°) 3:15 am (32.4°) 235,387 87.0%
2 - 8:55 am (297°) - 4:04 am (26.6°) 233,635 78.4%
3 12:22 am (58°) 9:25 am (304°) - 4:58 am (21.7°) 232,096 68.1%
4 1:40 am (52°) 10:05 am (309°) - 5:55 am (18.1°) 230,793 56.7%
5 2:55 am (49°) 10:57 am (312°) - 6:57 am (16.2°) 229,759 44.8%
6 3:59 am (48°) 12:03 pm (311°) - 8:00 am (16.3°) 229,073 33.1%
7 4:51 am (51°) 1:19 pm (307°) - 9:02 am (18.4°) 228,826 22.2%
8 5:30 am (57°) 2:41 pm (300°) - 10:01 am (22.3°) 229,119 13.0%
9 6:00 am (64°) 4:02 pm (292°) - 10:55 am (27.6°) 230,029 6.1%
10 6:24 am (73°) 5:20 pm (283°) - 11:46 am (33.8°) 231,589 1.7%
11 6:45 am (82°) 6:35 pm (273°) - 12:34 pm (40.4°) 233,753 0.0%
12 7:04 am (92°) 7:48 pm (264°) - 1:19 pm (47.1°) 236,410 1.1%
13 7:23 am (100°) 9:00 pm (255°) - 2:04 pm (53.6°) 239,380 4.5%
14 7:42 am (109°) 10:11 pm (246°) - 2:50 pm (59.4°) 242,437 10.0%
15 8:05 am (116°) 11:22 pm (239°) - 3:36 pm (64.4°) 245,331 17.2%
16 8:31 am (123°) - - 4:24 pm (68.4°) 247,830 25.5%
17 - 12:30 am (234°) 9:03 am (128°) 5:14 pm (71.2°) 249,725 34.7%
18 - 1:34 am (230°) 9:42 am (131°) 6:05 pm (72.6°) 250,865 44.4%
19 - 2:31 am (228°) 10:31 am (132°) 6:57 pm (72.6°) 251,160 54.2%
20 - 3:19 am (229°) 11:28 am (130°) 7:47 pm (71.2°) 250,597 63.8%
21 - 3:59 am (232°) 12:31 pm (126°) 8:37 pm (68.5°) 249,233 73.0%
22 - 4:31 am (237°) 1:38 pm (121°) 9:24 pm (64.6°) 247,191 81.4%
23 - 4:57 am (243°) 2:47 pm (114°) 10:10 pm (59.8°) 244,653 88.7%
24 - 5:19 am (251°) 3:57 pm (106°) 10:55 pm (54.1°) 241,826 94.4%
25 - 5:39 am (259°) 5:07 pm (97°) 11:39 pm (47.9°) 238,945 98.3%
26 - 5:57 am (267°) 6:18 pm (88°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 7:15 am (276°) 8:32 pm (79°) 12:23 am (41.3°) 236,223 99.9%
28 - 7:35 am (286°) 9:48 pm (69°) 2:10 am (34.8°) 233,851 99.0%
29 - 7:59 am (294°) 11:08 pm (61°) 2:59 am (28.6°) 231,950 95.5%
30 - 8:27 am (302°) - 3:52 am (23.2°) 230,600 89.4%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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