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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:49:39 am
Moon Direction: 173° South
Moon Altitude: -68.4°
Moon Distance: 227,966 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, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:46 am (249°) 4:53 pm (114°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:53 am (242°) 5:17 pm (121°) 12:16 am (63.8°) 249,498 99.8%
3 - 9:00 am (236°) 5:47 pm (126°) 1:02 am (68.0°) 250,790 99.2%
4 - 10:04 am (231°) 6:24 pm (130°) 1:51 am (71.1°) 251,703 96.7%
5 - 11:03 am (229°) 7:10 pm (131°) 2:41 am (73.0°) 252,148 92.4%
6 - 11:54 am (229°) 8:04 pm (130°) 3:32 am (73.4°) 252,033 86.5%
7 - 12:37 pm (231°) 9:05 pm (127°) 4:24 am (72.5°) 251,273 79.1%
8 - 1:11 pm (236°) 10:11 pm (122°) 5:14 am (70.2°) 249,806 70.6%
9 - 1:40 pm (241°) 11:19 pm (116°) 6:02 am (66.7°) 247,617 61.2%
10 - 2:03 pm (248°) - 6:48 am (62.1°) 244,742 51.1%
11 12:28 am (108°) 2:24 pm (256°) - 7:33 am (56.6°) 241,294 40.7%
12 1:38 am (100°) 2:43 pm (265°) - 8:17 am (50.5°) 237,446 30.4%
13 2:49 am (91°) 3:02 pm (274°) - 9:02 am (43.8°) 233,464 20.6%
14 4:04 am (81°) 3:23 pm (283°) - 9:50 am (37.0°) 229,659 12.1%
15 5:22 am (72°) 3:47 pm (292°) - 10:41 am (30.4°) 226,384 5.4%
16 6:45 am (63°) 4:17 pm (301°) - 11:36 am (24.5°) 223,963 1.3%
17 8:11 am (55°) 4:57 pm (307°) - 12:37 pm (19.9°) 222,674 0.2%
18 9:34 am (50°) 5:49 pm (311°) - 1:43 pm (17.2°) 222,643 2.5%
19 10:46 am (49°) 6:56 pm (311°) - 2:50 pm (16.7°) 223,847 8.0%
20 11:44 am (51°) 8:13 pm (308°) - 3:55 pm (18.5°) 226,098 16.1%
21 12:26 pm (56°) 9:33 pm (301°) - 4:56 pm (22.1°) 229,111 26.0%
22 12:58 pm (63°) 10:52 pm (294°) - 5:50 pm (27.1°) 232,542 36.9%
23 1:23 pm (71°) - - 6:39 pm (32.9°) 236,104 48.1%
24 - 12:06 am (285°) 1:44 pm (80°) 7:25 pm (39.1°) 239,543 59.0%
25 - 1:17 am (276°) 2:02 pm (88°) 8:07 pm (45.3°) 242,693 69.2%
26 - 2:25 am (267°) 2:20 pm (97°) 8:49 pm (51.5°) 245,439 78.3%
27 - 3:31 am (259°) 2:38 pm (105°) 9:31 pm (57.2°) 247,739 86.0%
28 - 4:38 am (251°) 2:58 pm (112°) 10:14 pm (62.4°) 249,575 92.1%
29 - 5:44 am (244°) 3:21 pm (119°) 11:00 pm (66.8°) 250,960 96.6%
30 - 6:51 am (237°) 3:49 pm (125°) 11:47 pm (70.2°) 251,903 99.1%
31 - 7:55 am (233°) 4:24 pm (129°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Timaru. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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