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

Moon: 17.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:12:47 am
Moon Direction: 132° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -62.0°
Moon Distance: 227,973 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:41 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:53 am (302°) 7:23 pm (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:12 am (294°) 7:47 pm (71°) 12:12 am (26.6°) 233,530 95.2%
3 - 6:27 am (286°) 8:08 pm (79°) 1:02 am (32.4°) 235,507 98.9%
4 - 7:40 am (276°) 8:27 pm (88°) 1:48 am (38.8°) 237,863 100.0%
5 - 8:50 am (267°) 8:44 pm (97°) 2:32 am (45.3°) 240,488 98.7%
6 - 9:58 am (259°) 9:03 pm (105°) 3:15 am (51.7°) 243,207 95.2%
7 - 11:06 am (250°) 9:23 pm (113°) 3:58 am (57.6°) 245,824 89.8%
8 - 12:14 pm (243°) 9:46 pm (120°) 4:41 am (62.9°) 248,119 82.9%
9 - 1:21 pm (237°) 10:14 pm (125°) 5:27 am (67.3°) 249,897 74.7%
10 - 2:26 pm (232°) 10:49 pm (129°) 6:15 am (70.7°) 250,983 65.8%
11 - 3:27 pm (229°) 11:32 pm (131°) 7:05 am (72.9°) 251,259 56.2%
12 - 4:21 pm (228°) - 7:56 am (73.8°) 250,670 46.5%
13 12:25 am (131°) 5:06 pm (230°) - 8:48 am (73.2°) 249,232 36.7%
14 1:26 am (129°) 5:43 pm (234°) - 9:40 am (71.1°) 247,038 27.3%
15 2:33 am (124°) 6:13 pm (240°) - 10:30 am (67.7°) 244,252 18.7%
16 3:44 am (118°) 6:38 pm (247°) - 11:18 am (63.0°) 241,100 11.2%
17 4:56 am (110°) 7:00 pm (255°) - 12:05 pm (57.4°) 237,835 5.3%
18 6:09 am (101°) 7:20 pm (264°) - 12:52 pm (51.0°) 234,734 1.4%
19 7:23 am (91°) 7:39 pm (274°) - 1:38 pm (44.1°) 232,043 0.0%
20 8:39 am (81°) 8:00 pm (283°) - 2:26 pm (37.2°) 229,959 1.4%
21 9:58 am (72°) 8:23 pm (292°) - 3:16 pm (30.6°) 228,597 5.6%
22 11:19 am (63°) 8:51 pm (300°) - 4:10 pm (24.7°) 227,995 12.4%
23 12:41 pm (55°) 9:27 pm (307°) - 5:08 pm (20.1°) 228,096 21.5%
24 2:00 pm (50°) 10:14 pm (311°) - 6:09 pm (17.2°) 228,793 32.2%
25 3:11 pm (48°) 11:14 pm (312°) - 7:12 pm (16.3°) 229,947 43.9%
26 4:08 pm (49°) - - 8:14 pm (17.5°) 231,427 55.8%
27 - 12:24 am (309°) 4:52 pm (54°) 9:13 pm (20.5°) 233,120 67.1%
28 - 1:41 am (304°) 5:25 pm (60°) 10:07 pm (24.9°) 234,968 77.3%
29 - 2:58 am (297°) 5:51 pm (68°) 10:57 pm (30.3°) 236,931 86.0%
30 - 4:13 am (289°) 6:13 pm (76°) 11:43 pm (36.4°) 238,999 92.7%
31 - 5:25 am (280°) 6:32 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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 Timaru on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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