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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:17 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:31 am (258°) 8:00 pm (99°) 1:49 am (62.5°) 244,663 96.2%
2 - 8:54 am (266°) 9:03 pm (91°) 2:32 am (56.5°) 242,498 91.2%
3 - 9:17 am (273°) 10:08 pm (82°) 3:15 am (50.2°) 240,202 84.3%
4 - 9:41 am (281°) 11:14 pm (74°) 3:59 am (43.8°) 237,793 75.6%
5 - 10:08 am (289°) - 4:45 am (37.7°) 235,318 65.4%
6 12:24 am (67°) 10:39 am (296°) - 5:36 am (32.1°) 232,839 54.2%
7 1:37 am (60°) 11:17 am (302°) - 6:30 am (27.4°) 230,477 42.5%
8 2:51 am (56°) 12:06 pm (306°) - 7:30 am (24.2°) 228,385 30.9%
9 4:02 am (53°) 1:06 pm (307°) - 8:34 am (22.9°) 226,781 20.2%
10 5:05 am (54°) 2:16 pm (305°) - 9:39 am (23.7°) 225,871 11.2%
11 5:58 am (57°) 3:33 pm (301°) - 10:42 am (26.6°) 225,834 4.6%
12 6:40 am (63°) 4:51 pm (294°) - 11:41 am (31.3°) 226,758 0.8%
13 7:14 am (70°) 6:06 pm (286°) - 12:35 pm (37.2°) 228,631 0.1%
14 7:43 am (78°) 7:17 pm (278°) - 1:25 pm (43.7°) 231,307 2.4%
15 8:09 am (87°) 8:26 pm (269°) - 2:12 pm (50.5°) 234,566 7.1%
16 8:33 am (95°) 9:32 pm (261°) - 2:57 pm (57.1°) 238,123 14.0%
17 8:58 am (103°) 10:36 pm (253°) - 3:42 pm (63.2°) 241,679 22.3%
18 9:23 am (110°) 11:40 pm (246°) - 4:27 pm (68.7°) 244,946 31.6%
19 9:52 am (116°) - - 5:13 pm (73.2°) 247,696 41.5%
20 - 12:44 am (241°) 10:24 am (121°) 6:01 pm (76.7°) 249,749 51.4%
21 - 1:45 am (236°) 11:03 am (125°) 6:51 pm (78.9°) 251,005 61.2%
22 - 2:44 am (234°) 11:48 am (127°) 7:42 pm (79.8°) 251,433 70.5%
23 - 3:37 am (233°) 12:40 pm (126°) 8:34 pm (79.3°) 251,068 79.0%
24 - 4:24 am (235°) 1:37 pm (124°) 9:24 pm (77.4°) 250,009 86.5%
25 - 5:04 am (238°) 2:39 pm (121°) 10:13 pm (74.2°) 248,390 92.6%
26 - 5:39 am (242°) 3:42 pm (115°) 11:00 pm (69.8°) 246,378 97.0%
27 - 6:08 am (248°) 4:46 pm (109°) 11:46 pm (64.6°) 244,132 99.5%
28 - 6:34 am (255°) 5:50 pm (101°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:58 am (263°) 6:54 pm (93°) 12:30 am (58.7°) 241,812 99.9%
30 - 7:22 am (271°) 7:59 pm (85°) 1:13 am (52.3°) 239,534 97.9%
31 - 7:46 am (279°) 9:06 pm (77°) 1:57 am (45.8°) 237,392 93.7%
* All times are local time for Rotorua. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Rotorua on Aug 28

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