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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:25:27 pm
Moon Direction: 194° South
Moon Altitude: -48.6°
Moon Distance: 240,199 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, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:49 am (300°) 7:00 pm (64°) 11:58 pm (29.7°) 233,512 95.1%
2 - 5:05 am (293°) 7:27 pm (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:17 am (285°) 7:51 pm (80°) 12:47 am (35.5°) 235,486 98.8%
4 - 7:27 am (276°) 8:12 pm (88°) 1:33 am (41.9°) 237,838 100.0%
5 - 8:34 am (268°) 8:32 pm (96°) 2:17 am (48.4°) 240,462 98.7%
6 - 9:40 am (259°) 8:53 pm (104°) 3:00 am (54.7°) 243,181 95.2%
7 - 10:45 am (251°) 9:15 pm (112°) 3:43 am (60.7°) 245,800 89.8%
8 - 11:50 am (244°) 9:41 pm (118°) 4:27 am (66.0°) 248,099 82.9%
9 - 12:55 pm (238°) 10:11 pm (123°) 5:12 am (70.4°) 249,883 74.8%
10 - 1:58 pm (234°) 10:48 pm (127°) 6:00 am (73.9°) 250,976 65.9%
11 - 2:57 pm (231°) 11:32 pm (129°) 6:50 am (76.1°) 251,261 56.3%
12 - 3:51 pm (231°) - 7:41 am (76.9°) 250,680 46.6%
13 12:25 am (129°) 4:38 pm (232°) - 8:33 am (76.3°) 249,249 36.8%
14 1:25 am (126°) 5:17 pm (236°) - 9:25 am (74.3°) 247,062 27.4%
15 2:30 am (122°) 5:49 pm (241°) - 10:15 am (70.9°) 244,281 18.8%
16 3:38 am (116°) 6:17 pm (248°) - 11:04 am (66.2°) 241,132 11.2%
17 4:48 am (109°) 6:41 pm (256°) - 11:51 am (60.6°) 237,867 5.3%
18 5:58 am (100°) 7:04 pm (264°) - 12:37 pm (54.2°) 234,762 1.4%
19 7:09 am (91°) 7:26 pm (273°) - 1:24 pm (47.3°) 232,067 0.0%
20 8:22 am (82°) 7:49 pm (282°) - 2:11 pm (40.4°) 229,976 1.4%
21 9:37 am (73°) 8:15 pm (291°) - 3:01 pm (33.8°) 228,607 5.5%
22 10:55 am (64°) 8:46 pm (299°) - 3:55 pm (27.9°) 227,998 12.3%
23 12:14 pm (57°) 9:25 pm (305°) - 4:53 pm (23.3°) 228,092 21.4%
24 1:31 pm (53°) 10:14 pm (308°) - 5:54 pm (20.4°) 228,784 32.1%
25 2:41 pm (51°) 11:14 pm (309°) - 6:57 pm (19.5°) 229,934 43.8%
26 3:39 pm (52°) - - 7:59 pm (20.6°) 231,411 55.7%
27 - 12:23 am (307°) 4:25 pm (56°) 8:58 pm (23.5°) 233,103 67.0%
28 - 1:37 am (302°) 5:01 pm (62°) 9:52 pm (27.9°) 234,949 77.3%
29 - 2:52 am (296°) 5:30 pm (69°) 10:42 pm (33.4°) 236,911 85.9%
30 - 4:04 am (288°) 5:54 pm (77°) 11:29 pm (39.5°) 238,978 92.7%
31 - 5:13 am (280°) 6:16 pm (85°) 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.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Wellington on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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