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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:14:34 am
Moon Direction: 223° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -69.3°
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, 12:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:52 am (299°) 6:48 pm (65°) 11:52 pm (32.3°) 233,506 95.1%
2 - 5:05 am (292°) 7:17 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:16 am (284°) 7:43 pm (80°) 12:42 am (38.1°) 235,478 98.8%
4 - 7:23 am (276°) 8:06 pm (88°) 1:28 am (44.5°) 237,829 100.0%
5 - 8:28 am (268°) 8:28 pm (96°) 2:12 am (51.0°) 240,452 98.7%
6 - 9:32 am (260°) 8:51 pm (104°) 2:55 am (57.4°) 243,171 95.2%
7 - 10:35 am (252°) 9:16 pm (111°) 3:38 am (63.3°) 245,791 89.9%
8 - 11:38 am (245°) 9:43 pm (117°) 4:22 am (68.6°) 248,091 83.0%
9 - 12:41 pm (240°) 10:15 pm (122°) 5:07 am (73.1°) 249,878 74.9%
10 - 1:43 pm (236°) 10:53 pm (125°) 5:55 am (76.5°) 250,973 65.9%
11 - 2:41 pm (233°) 11:38 pm (127°) 6:45 am (78.7°) 251,261 56.4%
12 - 3:35 pm (233°) - 7:36 am (79.6°) 250,684 46.6%
13 12:30 am (127°) 4:22 pm (234°) - 8:28 am (79.0°) 249,256 36.8%
14 1:29 am (125°) 5:02 pm (237°) - 9:20 am (76.9°) 247,071 27.5%
15 2:33 am (121°) 5:36 pm (242°) - 10:10 am (73.5°) 244,292 18.8%
16 3:40 am (115°) 6:06 pm (249°) - 10:58 am (68.9°) 241,143 11.3%
17 4:47 am (108°) 6:32 pm (256°) - 11:46 am (63.3°) 237,878 5.3%
18 5:55 am (100°) 6:57 pm (265°) - 12:32 pm (56.9°) 234,773 1.4%
19 7:04 am (91°) 7:21 pm (273°) - 1:18 pm (50.0°) 232,076 0.0%
20 8:14 am (82°) 7:47 pm (282°) - 2:06 pm (43.1°) 229,982 1.3%
21 9:27 am (73°) 8:15 pm (290°) - 2:56 pm (36.4°) 228,611 5.5%
22 10:43 am (65°) 8:48 pm (297°) - 3:50 pm (30.5°) 227,999 12.3%
23 12:00 pm (59°) 9:29 pm (303°) - 4:47 pm (25.9°) 228,091 21.3%
24 1:15 pm (54°) 10:19 pm (307°) - 5:49 pm (23.0°) 228,780 32.1%
25 2:24 pm (52°) 11:20 pm (308°) - 6:52 pm (22.1°) 229,929 43.7%
26 3:23 pm (53°) - - 7:54 pm (23.2°) 231,406 55.6%
27 - 12:28 am (305°) 4:11 pm (57°) 8:53 pm (26.1°) 233,097 67.0%
28 - 1:41 am (301°) 4:49 pm (63°) 9:47 pm (30.5°) 234,942 77.2%
29 - 2:53 am (295°) 5:20 pm (69°) 10:37 pm (36.0°) 236,904 85.9%
30 - 4:03 am (287°) 5:46 pm (77°) 11:23 pm (42.1°) 238,970 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 Taupo. 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 Taupo on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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