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

Moon: 88.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:11:40 pm
Moon Direction: 198° South
Moon Altitude: -51.6°
Moon Distance: 240,168 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:54 am (299°) 6:45 pm (65°) 11:52 pm (33.3°) 233,506 95.1%
2 - 5:07 am (292°) 7:15 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:17 am (284°) 7:42 pm (80°) 12:41 am (39.1°) 235,477 98.8%
4 - 7:23 am (276°) 8:06 pm (88°) 1:28 am (45.5°) 237,828 100.0%
5 - 8:28 am (268°) 8:29 pm (96°) 2:12 am (52.0°) 240,451 98.7%
6 - 9:31 am (260°) 8:52 pm (104°) 2:54 am (58.4°) 243,170 95.2%
7 - 10:33 am (252°) 9:17 pm (111°) 3:37 am (64.3°) 245,790 89.9%
8 - 11:35 am (246°) 9:45 pm (117°) 4:21 am (69.6°) 248,091 83.0%
9 - 12:38 pm (240°) 10:18 pm (121°) 5:07 am (74.1°) 249,877 74.9%
10 - 1:39 pm (236°) 10:56 pm (125°) 5:54 am (77.5°) 250,973 65.9%
11 - 2:37 pm (234°) 11:41 pm (127°) 6:44 am (79.7°) 251,261 56.4%
12 - 3:30 pm (233°) - 7:36 am (80.6°) 250,684 46.6%
13 12:34 am (127°) 4:18 pm (235°) - 8:28 am (80.0°) 249,257 36.8%
14 1:33 am (124°) 4:58 pm (238°) - 9:19 am (78.0°) 247,072 27.5%
15 2:36 am (120°) 5:33 pm (243°) - 10:09 am (74.5°) 244,293 18.8%
16 3:42 am (115°) 6:04 pm (249°) - 10:58 am (69.9°) 241,144 11.3%
17 4:48 am (108°) 6:31 pm (257°) - 11:45 am (64.3°) 237,879 5.3%
18 5:56 am (100°) 6:56 pm (265°) - 12:31 pm (57.9°) 234,774 1.4%
19 7:04 am (91°) 7:21 pm (273°) - 1:18 pm (51.0°) 232,076 0.0%
20 8:13 am (82°) 7:47 pm (282°) - 2:05 pm (44.1°) 229,982 1.3%
21 9:25 am (74°) 8:17 pm (290°) - 2:56 pm (37.4°) 228,610 5.5%
22 10:40 am (66°) 8:51 pm (297°) - 3:49 pm (31.5°) 227,999 12.3%
23 11:56 am (59°) 9:32 pm (303°) - 4:47 pm (26.9°) 228,091 21.3%
24 1:11 pm (55°) 10:23 pm (306°) - 5:48 pm (24.0°) 228,780 32.1%
25 2:20 pm (53°) 11:24 pm (307°) - 6:51 pm (23.1°) 229,928 43.7%
26 3:19 pm (54°) - - 7:54 pm (24.2°) 231,405 55.6%
27 - 12:32 am (305°) 4:07 pm (58°) 8:52 pm (27.1°) 233,096 67.0%
28 - 1:44 am (300°) 4:46 pm (63°) 9:47 pm (31.6°) 234,942 77.2%
29 - 2:55 am (294°) 5:17 pm (70°) 10:37 pm (37.0°) 236,903 85.9%
30 - 4:04 am (287°) 5:44 pm (77°) 11:23 pm (43.1°) 238,970 92.6%
31 - 5:11 am (279°) 6:09 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Tauranga. 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 Tauranga on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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