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Rotorua, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:16:01 am
Moon Direction: 223° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -70.0°
Moon Distance: 227,960 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:57 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rotorua, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:53 am (299°) 6:45 pm (65°) 11:51 pm (32.8°) 233,505 95.1%
2 - 5:06 am (292°) 7:16 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:16 am (284°) 7:42 pm (80°) 12:41 am (38.7°) 235,477 98.8%
4 - 7:23 am (276°) 8:05 pm (88°) 1:27 am (45.0°) 237,828 100.0%
5 - 8:28 am (268°) 8:28 pm (96°) 2:11 am (51.6°) 240,451 98.7%
6 - 9:31 am (260°) 8:51 pm (104°) 2:54 am (57.9°) 243,170 95.2%
7 - 10:34 am (252°) 9:16 pm (111°) 3:37 am (63.9°) 245,790 89.9%
8 - 11:36 am (246°) 9:44 pm (117°) 4:21 am (69.2°) 248,090 83.0%
9 - 12:39 pm (240°) 10:16 pm (122°) 5:06 am (73.6°) 249,877 74.9%
10 - 1:40 pm (236°) 10:54 pm (125°) 5:54 am (77.1°) 250,973 65.9%
11 - 2:38 pm (233°) 11:39 pm (127°) 6:44 am (79.3°) 251,261 56.4%
12 - 3:32 pm (233°) - 7:35 am (80.1°) 250,684 46.6%
13 12:32 am (127°) 4:19 pm (234°) - 8:27 am (79.5°) 249,257 36.8%
14 1:31 am (125°) 5:00 pm (238°) - 9:19 am (77.5°) 247,073 27.5%
15 2:34 am (121°) 5:34 pm (243°) - 10:09 am (74.1°) 244,294 18.8%
16 3:40 am (115°) 6:04 pm (249°) - 10:58 am (69.5°) 241,145 11.3%
17 4:47 am (108°) 6:31 pm (256°) - 11:45 am (63.8°) 237,880 5.3%
18 5:55 am (100°) 6:56 pm (265°) - 12:31 pm (57.4°) 234,774 1.5%
19 7:03 am (91°) 7:21 pm (273°) - 1:18 pm (50.6°) 232,077 0.0%
20 8:13 am (82°) 7:47 pm (282°) - 2:05 pm (43.6°) 229,983 1.3%
21 9:26 am (74°) 8:15 pm (290°) - 2:55 pm (37.0°) 228,611 5.5%
22 10:41 am (66°) 8:49 pm (297°) - 3:49 pm (31.1°) 227,999 12.3%
23 11:57 am (59°) 9:30 pm (303°) - 4:47 pm (26.5°) 228,091 21.3%
24 1:12 pm (55°) 10:21 pm (306°) - 5:48 pm (23.5°) 228,780 32.1%
25 2:21 pm (53°) 11:21 pm (307°) - 6:51 pm (22.6°) 229,928 43.7%
26 3:20 pm (54°) - - 7:53 pm (23.7°) 231,405 55.6%
27 - 12:30 am (305°) 4:08 pm (57°) 8:52 pm (26.7°) 233,096 67.0%
28 - 1:42 am (301°) 4:46 pm (63°) 9:46 pm (31.1°) 234,941 77.2%
29 - 2:54 am (294°) 5:18 pm (70°) 10:36 pm (36.5°) 236,903 85.9%
30 - 4:03 am (287°) 5:45 pm (77°) 11:22 pm (42.6°) 238,969 92.6%
31 - 5:10 am (279°) 6:09 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Rotorua. 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.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Rotorua on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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