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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:18 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:12 am (287°) 10:16 pm (69°) 2:44 am (39.5°) 235,426 87.1%
2 - 8:42 am (294°) 11:28 pm (62°) 3:33 am (33.6°) 233,669 78.6%
3 - 9:17 am (300°) - 4:26 am (28.7°) 232,127 68.4%
4 12:41 am (57°) 10:02 am (305°) - 5:24 am (25.0°) 230,818 57.0%
5 1:52 am (54°) 10:57 am (307°) - 6:25 am (23.1°) 229,778 45.1%
6 2:56 am (53°) 12:02 pm (306°) - 7:28 am (23.2°) 229,083 33.3%
7 3:51 am (56°) 1:14 pm (303°) - 8:30 am (25.3°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:36 am (60°) 2:30 pm (297°) - 9:29 am (29.2°) 229,107 13.2%
9 5:12 am (67°) 3:44 pm (290°) - 10:24 am (34.4°) 230,003 6.2%
10 5:43 am (75°) 4:56 pm (282°) - 11:15 am (40.6°) 231,549 1.7%
11 6:09 am (83°) 6:06 pm (273°) - 12:02 pm (47.3°) 233,702 0.0%
12 6:34 am (91°) 7:13 pm (265°) - 12:48 pm (54.0°) 236,350 1.0%
13 6:58 am (99°) 8:19 pm (257°) - 1:33 pm (60.4°) 239,315 4.4%
14 7:24 am (107°) 9:24 pm (249°) - 2:18 pm (66.3°) 242,373 9.9%
15 7:51 am (114°) 10:29 pm (243°) - 3:05 pm (71.3°) 245,273 17.0%
16 8:22 am (119°) 11:32 pm (238°) - 3:53 pm (75.3°) 247,782 25.3%
17 8:59 am (123°) - - 4:43 pm (78.1°) 249,692 34.5%
18 - 12:32 am (235°) 9:41 am (126°) 5:34 pm (79.6°) 250,849 44.2%
19 - 1:28 am (233°) 10:30 am (127°) 6:25 pm (79.6°) 251,163 54.0%
20 - 2:18 am (234°) 11:26 am (125°) 7:16 pm (78.3°) 250,617 63.6%
21 - 3:01 am (236°) 12:25 pm (122°) 8:05 pm (75.6°) 249,270 72.8%
22 - 3:37 am (240°) 1:28 pm (118°) 8:53 pm (71.7°) 247,240 81.2%
23 - 4:08 am (246°) 2:31 pm (112°) 9:39 pm (66.9°) 244,711 88.5%
24 - 4:36 am (252°) 3:35 pm (104°) 10:23 pm (61.2°) 241,887 94.3%
25 - 5:01 am (260°) 4:40 pm (97°) 11:07 pm (55.0°) 239,005 98.2%
26 - 5:24 am (268°) 5:45 pm (88°) 11:52 pm (48.4°) 236,277 99.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 6:49 am (276°) 7:53 pm (80°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:14 am (284°) 9:03 pm (72°) 1:38 am (41.9°) 233,897 99.1%
29 - 7:43 am (291°) 10:16 pm (64°) 2:28 am (35.7°) 231,985 95.6%
30 - 8:18 am (298°) 11:30 pm (58°) 3:21 am (30.3°) 230,623 89.6%
* 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 starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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