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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:55:30 pm
Moon Direction: 183° South
Moon Altitude: -49.3°
Moon Distance: 240,268 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:40 am (257°) 8:03 pm (99°) 1:55 am (59.3°) 244,655 96.2%
2 - 9:01 am (265°) 9:09 pm (91°) 2:38 am (53.3°) 242,488 91.2%
3 - 9:22 am (274°) 10:16 pm (82°) 3:21 am (47.0°) 240,192 84.3%
4 - 9:43 am (282°) 11:26 pm (74°) 4:05 am (40.6°) 237,783 75.6%
5 - 10:08 am (290°) - 4:52 am (34.5°) 235,308 65.4%
6 12:38 am (66°) 10:37 am (297°) - 5:42 am (28.9°) 232,829 54.2%
7 1:54 am (59°) 11:13 am (303°) - 6:37 am (24.2°) 230,467 42.4%
8 3:10 am (54°) 11:59 am (308°) - 7:37 am (21.0°) 228,378 30.9%
9 4:22 am (51°) 12:58 pm (309°) - 8:40 am (19.7°) 226,775 20.2%
10 5:24 am (52°) 2:10 pm (307°) - 9:45 am (20.6°) 225,869 11.1%
11 6:15 am (56°) 3:29 pm (302°) - 10:48 am (23.5°) 225,836 4.5%
12 6:55 am (62°) 4:49 pm (295°) - 11:47 am (28.1°) 226,764 0.8%
13 7:27 am (69°) 6:07 pm (287°) - 12:42 pm (34.0°) 228,640 0.1%
14 7:53 am (78°) 7:21 pm (278°) - 1:31 pm (40.6°) 231,319 2.4%
15 8:16 am (87°) 8:32 pm (269°) - 2:18 pm (47.3°) 234,580 7.2%
16 8:38 am (95°) 9:41 pm (260°) - 3:03 pm (53.9°) 238,138 14.0%
17 9:00 am (104°) 10:48 pm (252°) - 3:48 pm (60.0°) 241,693 22.3%
18 9:23 am (111°) 11:54 pm (245°) - 4:33 pm (65.5°) 244,959 31.7%
19 9:49 am (118°) - - 5:19 pm (70.0°) 247,706 41.5%
20 - 1:00 am (239°) 10:20 am (123°) 6:07 pm (73.5°) 249,756 51.5%
21 - 2:03 am (235°) 10:57 am (127°) 6:57 pm (75.7°) 251,009 61.3%
22 - 3:03 am (232°) 11:41 am (129°) 7:48 pm (76.6°) 251,433 70.6%
23 - 3:56 am (231°) 12:33 pm (128°) 8:40 pm (76.1°) 251,065 79.1%
24 - 4:43 am (233°) 1:31 pm (126°) 9:30 pm (74.2°) 250,003 86.5%
25 - 5:21 am (236°) 2:35 pm (122°) 10:19 pm (70.9°) 248,382 92.6%
26 - 5:54 am (241°) 3:40 pm (116°) 11:07 pm (66.6°) 246,369 97.0%
27 - 6:21 am (247°) 4:46 pm (110°) 11:52 pm (61.4°) 244,123 99.5%
28 - 6:45 am (255°) 5:53 pm (102°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:06 am (263°) 6:59 pm (93°) 12:36 am (55.5°) 241,803 99.9%
30 - 7:27 am (271°) 8:07 pm (85°) 1:19 am (49.1°) 239,525 97.9%
31 - 7:49 am (279°) 9:17 pm (76°) 2:04 am (42.6°) 237,383 93.6%
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Wellington on Aug 28

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