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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:39:33 am
Moon Direction: 160° South
Moon Altitude: -74.0°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:53 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Whakatane, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:50 am (299°) 6:42 pm (65°) 11:48 pm (33.0°) 233,502 95.1%
2 - 5:03 am (292°) 7:12 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:13 am (284°) 7:39 pm (80°) 12:38 am (38.8°) 235,472 98.8%
4 - 7:20 am (276°) 8:02 pm (88°) 1:24 am (45.2°) 237,823 100.0%
5 - 8:24 am (268°) 8:25 pm (96°) 2:08 am (51.7°) 240,445 98.7%
6 - 9:28 am (260°) 8:48 pm (104°) 2:51 am (58.1°) 243,164 95.2%
7 - 10:30 am (252°) 9:13 pm (111°) 3:34 am (64.0°) 245,785 89.9%
8 - 11:33 am (246°) 9:41 pm (117°) 4:18 am (69.3°) 248,086 83.0%
9 - 12:35 pm (240°) 10:14 pm (122°) 5:03 am (73.8°) 249,874 74.9%
10 - 1:36 pm (236°) 10:52 pm (125°) 5:51 am (77.2°) 250,972 65.9%
11 - 2:34 pm (234°) 11:37 pm (127°) 6:41 am (79.4°) 251,262 56.4%
12 - 3:28 pm (233°) - 7:32 am (80.3°) 250,686 46.6%
13 12:29 am (127°) 4:15 pm (234°) - 8:24 am (79.7°) 249,261 36.9%
14 1:28 am (125°) 4:56 pm (238°) - 9:16 am (77.7°) 247,078 27.5%
15 2:32 am (120°) 5:31 pm (243°) - 10:06 am (74.3°) 244,300 18.8%
16 3:38 am (115°) 6:01 pm (249°) - 10:55 am (69.7°) 241,152 11.3%
17 4:44 am (108°) 6:28 pm (256°) - 11:42 am (64.0°) 237,887 5.3%
18 5:52 am (100°) 6:53 pm (265°) - 12:28 pm (57.6°) 234,780 1.5%
19 7:00 am (91°) 7:18 pm (273°) - 1:14 pm (50.8°) 232,082 0.0%
20 8:10 am (82°) 7:44 pm (282°) - 2:02 pm (43.8°) 229,986 1.3%
21 9:22 am (74°) 8:13 pm (290°) - 2:52 pm (37.2°) 228,613 5.5%
22 10:37 am (66°) 8:47 pm (297°) - 3:46 pm (31.3°) 227,999 12.3%
23 11:53 am (59°) 9:28 pm (303°) - 4:44 pm (26.7°) 228,090 21.3%
24 1:08 pm (55°) 10:18 pm (306°) - 5:45 pm (23.7°) 228,778 32.0%
25 2:17 pm (53°) 11:19 pm (307°) - 6:48 pm (22.8°) 229,925 43.7%
26 3:16 pm (54°) - - 7:50 pm (23.9°) 231,401 55.6%
27 - 12:27 am (305°) 4:04 pm (57°) 8:49 pm (26.9°) 233,092 66.9%
28 - 1:39 am (301°) 4:43 pm (63°) 9:43 pm (31.3°) 234,937 77.2%
29 - 2:51 am (294°) 5:15 pm (70°) 10:33 pm (36.7°) 236,899 85.9%
30 - 4:00 am (287°) 5:41 pm (77°) 11:19 pm (42.8°) 238,965 92.6%
31 - 5:07 am (279°) 6:05 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Whakatane. 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 Whakatane on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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