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Wellington, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 1:54:40 pm
Moon Direction: 223° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -41.0°
Moon Distance: 239,992 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:09 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Wellington, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:49 am (305°) 6:56 pm (53°) 11:20 pm (20.4°) 224,028 94.1%
2 - 3:41 am (308°) 8:10 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:45 am (309°) 9:10 pm (52°) 12:27 am (19.6°) 224,085 98.5%
4 - 6:00 am (306°) 9:58 pm (57°) 1:33 am (21.0°) 225,302 99.9%
5 - 7:20 am (301°) 10:34 pm (63°) 2:35 am (24.4°) 227,602 98.1%
6 - 8:37 am (294°) 11:03 pm (71°) 3:31 am (29.4°) 230,768 93.5%
7 - 9:51 am (285°) 11:27 pm (79°) 4:22 am (35.2°) 234,470 86.7%
8 - 11:00 am (277°) 11:48 pm (88°) 5:08 am (41.5°) 238,385 78.4%
9 - 12:06 pm (268°) - 5:51 am (47.9°) 242,170 69.0%
10 12:07 am (96°) 1:10 pm (260°) - 6:33 am (54.1°) 245,553 59.1%
11 12:27 am (103°) 2:13 pm (253°) - 7:14 am (59.8°) 248,317 49.2%
12 12:49 am (110°) 3:16 pm (246°) - 7:56 am (65.1°) 250,332 39.4%
13 1:13 am (117°) 4:19 pm (240°) - 8:40 am (69.6°) 251,532 30.1%
14 1:42 am (122°) 5:22 pm (235°) - 9:27 am (73.2°) 251,927 21.7%
15 2:17 am (126°) 6:22 pm (232°) - 10:16 am (75.6°) 251,582 14.2%
16 3:00 am (129°) 7:17 pm (231°) - 11:08 am (76.8°) 250,605 8.1%
17 3:52 am (129°) 8:06 pm (232°) - 12:00 pm (76.4°) 249,135 3.5%
18 4:51 am (127°) 8:47 pm (235°) - 12:53 pm (74.6°) 247,319 0.8%
19 5:56 am (123°) 9:20 pm (241°) - 1:44 pm (71.4°) 245,293 0.1%
20 7:04 am (117°) 9:49 pm (247°) - 2:32 pm (67.0°) 243,167 1.6%
21 8:12 am (110°) 10:13 pm (254°) - 3:19 pm (61.6°) 241,019 5.3%
22 9:21 am (102°) 10:35 pm (263°) - 4:04 pm (55.5°) 238,893 11.1%
23 10:29 am (93°) 10:56 pm (271°) - 4:49 pm (49.0°) 236,804 19.0%
24 11:38 am (84°) 11:18 pm (280°) - 5:34 pm (42.3°) 234,767 28.5%
25 12:49 pm (76°) 11:42 pm (288°) - 6:21 pm (35.8°) 232,804 39.2%
26 2:03 pm (67°) - - 7:11 pm (29.9°) 230,974 50.8%
27 - 12:10 am (296°) 3:20 pm (60°) 8:06 pm (24.9°) 229,367 62.5%
28 - 12:45 am (303°) 4:37 pm (54°) 9:06 pm (21.3°) 228,132 73.7%
29 - 1:29 am (307°) 5:51 pm (51°) 10:09 pm (19.6°) 227,437 83.7%
30 - 2:26 am (309°) 6:56 pm (51°) 11:14 pm (20.0°) 227,440 91.6%
31 - 3:35 am (308°) 7:48 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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.

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