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

Moon: 88.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:13:05 pm
Moon Direction: 198° South
Moon Altitude: -51.7°
Moon Distance: 240,171 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:30 am (258°) 8:01 pm (98°) 1:49 am (63.0°) 244,663 96.2%
2 - 8:54 am (266°) 9:04 pm (91°) 2:32 am (57.0°) 242,497 91.2%
3 - 9:17 am (273°) 10:08 pm (82°) 3:15 am (50.7°) 240,202 84.3%
4 - 9:42 am (281°) 11:14 pm (74°) 3:59 am (44.3°) 237,793 75.6%
5 - 10:09 am (289°) - 4:46 am (38.1°) 235,317 65.4%
6 12:24 am (67°) 10:40 am (296°) - 5:36 am (32.5°) 232,838 54.2%
7 1:36 am (61°) 11:19 am (302°) - 6:31 am (27.9°) 230,476 42.5%
8 2:50 am (56°) 12:08 pm (305°) - 7:31 am (24.7°) 228,385 30.9%
9 4:01 am (53°) 1:08 pm (307°) - 8:35 am (23.3°) 226,780 20.2%
10 5:04 am (54°) 2:18 pm (305°) - 9:40 am (24.2°) 225,871 11.2%
11 5:57 am (57°) 3:35 pm (301°) - 10:43 am (27.1°) 225,834 4.6%
12 6:39 am (63°) 4:52 pm (294°) - 11:42 am (31.7°) 226,759 0.8%
13 7:14 am (70°) 6:07 pm (286°) - 12:36 pm (37.6°) 228,631 0.1%
14 7:43 am (79°) 7:18 pm (278°) - 1:26 pm (44.2°) 231,308 2.4%
15 8:09 am (87°) 8:26 pm (269°) - 2:12 pm (50.9°) 234,567 7.1%
16 8:34 am (95°) 9:32 pm (261°) - 2:57 pm (57.5°) 238,124 14.0%
17 8:58 am (103°) 10:36 pm (253°) - 3:42 pm (63.7°) 241,680 22.3%
18 9:24 am (110°) 11:40 pm (246°) - 4:27 pm (69.1°) 244,947 31.6%
19 9:53 am (116°) - - 5:13 pm (73.7°) 247,696 41.5%
20 - 12:43 am (241°) 10:26 am (121°) 6:01 pm (77.2°) 249,749 51.4%
21 - 1:44 am (237°) 11:05 am (124°) 6:51 pm (79.4°) 251,006 61.2%
22 - 2:42 am (234°) 11:50 am (126°) 7:43 pm (80.3°) 251,433 70.5%
23 - 3:36 am (234°) 12:42 pm (126°) 8:34 pm (79.8°) 251,068 79.0%
24 - 4:23 am (235°) 1:39 pm (124°) 9:25 pm (77.8°) 250,009 86.5%
25 - 5:03 am (238°) 2:41 pm (120°) 10:14 pm (74.6°) 248,389 92.6%
26 - 5:38 am (243°) 3:44 pm (115°) 11:01 pm (70.3°) 246,378 97.0%
27 - 6:08 am (249°) 4:47 pm (109°) 11:46 pm (65.1°) 244,132 99.5%
28 - 6:34 am (255°) 5:51 pm (101°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:58 am (263°) 6:55 pm (93°) 12:30 am (59.1°) 241,812 99.9%
30 - 7:22 am (271°) 7:59 pm (85°) 1:14 am (52.8°) 239,534 97.9%
31 - 7:46 am (279°) 9:06 pm (77°) 1:58 am (46.3°) 237,391 93.7%
* All times are local time for Tauranga. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Tauranga on Aug 28

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