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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:15 am
Moon Direction: 144° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -71.8°
Moon Distance: 227,967 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, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:55 am (303°) 6:37 pm (55°) 11:14 pm (23.6°) 224,030 94.1%
2 - 3:48 am (306°) 7:50 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:53 am (307°) 8:52 pm (54°) 12:21 am (22.7°) 224,082 98.5%
4 - 6:06 am (304°) 9:41 pm (58°) 1:27 am (24.1°) 225,295 99.9%
5 - 7:23 am (299°) 10:20 pm (65°) 2:29 am (27.6°) 227,591 98.1%
6 - 8:39 am (292°) 10:51 pm (72°) 3:25 am (32.5°) 230,753 93.5%
7 - 9:49 am (285°) 11:18 pm (80°) 4:16 am (38.4°) 234,454 86.8%
8 - 10:56 am (276°) 11:41 pm (88°) 5:02 am (44.7°) 238,369 78.4%
9 - 11:59 am (268°) - 5:45 am (51.0°) 242,155 69.1%
10 12:03 am (95°) 1:01 pm (261°) - 6:27 am (57.2°) 245,540 59.2%
11 12:25 am (103°) 2:01 pm (253°) - 7:08 am (63.0°) 248,307 49.2%
12 12:49 am (110°) 3:02 pm (247°) - 7:50 am (68.3°) 250,326 39.4%
13 1:15 am (116°) 4:03 pm (241°) - 8:34 am (72.8°) 251,529 30.2%
14 1:46 am (121°) 5:04 pm (237°) - 9:21 am (76.4°) 251,927 21.7%
15 2:23 am (124°) 6:03 pm (234°) - 10:10 am (78.8°) 251,585 14.3%
16 3:07 am (127°) 6:58 pm (233°) - 11:02 am (80.0°) 250,610 8.1%
17 3:59 am (127°) 7:47 pm (234°) - 11:54 am (79.6°) 249,142 3.6%
18 4:57 am (125°) 8:29 pm (237°) - 12:47 pm (77.8°) 247,327 0.8%
19 6:01 am (121°) 9:05 pm (242°) - 1:38 pm (74.6°) 245,302 0.1%
20 7:06 am (116°) 9:36 pm (248°) - 2:26 pm (70.2°) 243,176 1.6%
21 8:12 am (109°) 10:02 pm (255°) - 3:13 pm (64.8°) 241,028 5.3%
22 9:18 am (101°) 10:27 pm (263°) - 3:58 pm (58.7°) 238,901 11.1%
23 10:24 am (93°) 10:51 pm (271°) - 4:42 pm (52.2°) 236,812 18.9%
24 11:30 am (85°) 11:15 pm (279°) - 5:27 pm (45.5°) 234,775 28.4%
25 12:38 pm (76°) 11:41 pm (287°) - 6:14 pm (39.0°) 232,812 39.2%
26 1:50 pm (68°) - - 7:05 pm (33.1°) 230,981 50.7%
27 - 12:12 am (295°) 3:04 pm (61°) 8:00 pm (28.1°) 229,373 62.5%
28 - 12:49 am (301°) 4:19 pm (56°) 8:59 pm (24.5°) 228,137 73.7%
29 - 1:36 am (305°) 5:31 pm (53°) 10:03 pm (22.7°) 227,438 83.6%
30 - 2:33 am (307°) 6:36 pm (53°) 11:08 pm (23.1°) 227,438 91.6%
31 - 3:42 am (306°) 7:30 pm (56°) 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.

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