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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:19 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:14 am (271°) 6:31 pm (93°) 12:06 am (49.0°) 241,112 97.2%
2 - 7:17 am (263°) 6:54 pm (101°) 12:49 am (55.3°) 243,302 99.6%
3 - 8:20 am (255°) 7:18 pm (108°) 1:31 am (61.4°) 245,463 99.7%
4 - 9:22 am (248°) 7:44 pm (114°) 2:15 am (67.0°) 247,500 97.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - 9:25 am (242°) 7:15 pm (120°) 2:00 am (71.8°) 249,276 93.9%
6 - 10:27 am (238°) 7:51 pm (124°) 2:47 am (75.7°) 250,649 88.3%
7 - 11:27 am (234°) 8:33 pm (126°) 3:36 am (78.4°) 251,466 81.3%
8 - 12:23 pm (233°) 9:23 pm (127°) 4:27 am (79.8°) 251,598 73.2%
9 - 1:12 pm (234°) 10:18 pm (126°) 5:18 am (79.8°) 250,949 64.1%
10 - 1:55 pm (236°) 11:19 pm (122°) 6:10 am (78.4°) 249,481 54.4%
11 - 2:31 pm (240°) - 7:00 am (75.6°) 247,220 44.4%
12 12:23 am (117°) 3:03 pm (246°) - 7:48 am (71.6°) 244,268 34.4%
13 1:28 am (111°) 3:30 pm (253°) - 8:35 am (66.5°) 240,806 24.8%
14 2:34 am (104°) 3:56 pm (261°) - 9:21 am (60.5°) 237,070 16.1%
15 3:42 am (95°) 4:20 pm (269°) - 10:06 am (53.9°) 233,364 8.7%
16 4:50 am (87°) 4:46 pm (278°) - 10:53 am (47.0°) 230,007 3.3%
17 6:02 am (78°) 5:13 pm (286°) - 11:43 am (40.1°) 227,304 0.5%
18 7:18 am (69°) 5:46 pm (294°) - 12:36 pm (33.7°) 225,494 0.6%
19 8:36 am (62°) 6:25 pm (301°) - 1:34 pm (28.3°) 224,732 3.8%
20 9:54 am (56°) 7:13 pm (305°) - 2:36 pm (24.6°) 225,025 9.9%
21 11:09 am (53°) 8:12 pm (307°) - 3:41 pm (22.9°) 226,268 18.6%
22 12:13 pm (53°) 9:20 pm (306°) - 4:45 pm (23.3°) 228,255 29.0%
23 1:06 pm (56°) 10:33 pm (302°) - 5:47 pm (25.8°) 230,742 40.5%
24 1:48 pm (61°) 11:45 pm (296°) - 6:43 pm (29.8°) 233,475 52.1%
25 2:21 pm (68°) - - 7:34 pm (35.0°) 236,269 63.2%
26 - 12:56 am (289°) 2:49 pm (75°) 8:21 pm (40.8°) 238,980 73.5%
27 - 2:02 am (281°) 3:13 pm (83°) 9:05 pm (47.0°) 241,531 82.3%
28 - 3:06 am (274°) 3:36 pm (90°) 9:47 pm (53.3°) 243,872 89.6%
29 - 4:09 am (266°) 3:58 pm (98°) 10:29 pm (59.4°) 245,991 95.0%
30 - 5:10 am (258°) 4:21 pm (105°) 11:12 pm (65.1°) 247,866 98.4%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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