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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:55:39 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:13 am (288°) 10:29 pm (68°) 2:50 am (36.3°) 235,418 87.1%
2 - 8:40 am (295°) 11:43 pm (61°) 3:39 am (30.4°) 233,663 78.6%
3 - 9:13 am (302°) - 4:32 am (25.5°) 232,121 68.3%
4 12:59 am (55°) 9:56 am (307°) - 5:30 am (21.9°) 230,813 56.9%
5 2:11 am (52°) 10:50 am (309°) - 6:31 am (19.9°) 229,774 45.0%
6 3:16 am (51°) 11:55 am (308°) - 7:34 am (20.0°) 229,081 33.3%
7 4:09 am (54°) 1:09 pm (305°) - 8:36 am (22.1°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:52 am (59°) 2:27 pm (299°) - 9:35 am (26.0°) 229,109 13.2%
9 5:26 am (66°) 3:44 pm (291°) - 10:30 am (31.3°) 230,008 6.2%
10 5:53 am (74°) 4:59 pm (282°) - 11:21 am (37.5°) 231,557 1.7%
11 6:17 am (83°) 6:11 pm (273°) - 12:08 pm (44.1°) 233,712 0.0%
12 6:40 am (91°) 7:21 pm (264°) - 12:54 pm (50.8°) 236,362 1.0%
13 7:02 am (100°) 8:29 pm (256°) - 1:39 pm (57.2°) 239,328 4.4%
14 7:24 am (108°) 9:37 pm (248°) - 2:24 pm (63.1°) 242,386 9.9%
15 7:50 am (115°) 10:44 pm (242°) - 3:11 pm (68.1°) 245,284 17.0%
16 8:19 am (121°) 11:49 pm (236°) - 3:59 pm (72.1°) 247,792 25.4%
17 8:53 am (125°) - - 4:49 pm (74.9°) 249,699 34.5%
18 - 12:51 am (233°) 9:35 am (128°) 5:40 pm (76.4°) 250,852 44.2%
19 - 1:48 am (231°) 10:23 am (129°) 6:31 pm (76.4°) 251,162 54.0%
20 - 2:37 am (232°) 11:19 am (127°) 7:22 pm (75.1°) 250,613 63.6%
21 - 3:18 am (235°) 12:20 pm (124°) 8:12 pm (72.4°) 249,263 72.8%
22 - 3:53 am (239°) 1:25 pm (119°) 8:59 pm (68.5°) 247,230 81.3%
23 - 4:22 am (245°) 2:31 pm (113°) 9:45 pm (63.7°) 244,700 88.5%
24 - 4:47 am (252°) 3:37 pm (105°) 10:29 pm (58.0°) 241,875 94.3%
25 - 5:10 am (259°) 4:44 pm (97°) 11:14 pm (51.8°) 238,993 98.2%
26 - 5:31 am (267°) 5:52 pm (88°) 11:58 pm (45.2°) 236,266 99.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 6:53 am (276°) 8:02 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:16 am (284°) 9:15 pm (71°) 1:44 am (38.7°) 233,888 99.1%
29 - 7:43 am (293°) 10:31 pm (63°) 2:34 am (32.5°) 231,978 95.6%
30 - 8:15 am (300°) 11:47 pm (57°) 3:27 am (27.1°) 230,618 89.5%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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