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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:13:48 am
Moon Direction: 223° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -67.8°
Moon Distance: 227,960 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:08 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:52 am (300°) 6:55 pm (64°) 11:56 pm (31.0°) 233,511 95.1%
2 - 5:07 am (293°) 7:24 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:18 am (285°) 7:48 pm (80°) 12:46 am (36.9°) 235,484 98.8%
4 - 7:27 am (276°) 8:11 pm (88°) 1:32 am (43.2°) 237,836 100.0%
5 - 8:33 am (268°) 8:32 pm (96°) 2:16 am (49.8°) 240,460 98.7%
6 - 9:38 am (259°) 8:54 pm (104°) 2:59 am (56.1°) 243,179 95.2%
7 - 10:42 am (252°) 9:17 pm (111°) 3:42 am (62.1°) 245,798 89.8%
8 - 11:46 am (245°) 9:44 pm (117°) 4:26 am (67.4°) 248,097 82.9%
9 - 12:49 pm (239°) 10:15 pm (123°) 5:11 am (71.8°) 249,882 74.8%
10 - 1:51 pm (235°) 10:52 pm (126°) 5:59 am (75.2°) 250,975 65.9%
11 - 2:50 pm (232°) 11:37 pm (128°) 6:49 am (77.4°) 251,261 56.4%
12 - 3:44 pm (232°) - 7:40 am (78.3°) 250,681 46.6%
13 12:30 am (128°) 4:31 pm (233°) - 8:32 am (77.7°) 249,251 36.8%
14 1:29 am (126°) 5:11 pm (237°) - 9:24 am (75.7°) 247,064 27.4%
15 2:33 am (121°) 5:44 pm (242°) - 10:14 am (72.3°) 244,284 18.8%
16 3:41 am (116°) 6:13 pm (249°) - 11:03 am (67.6°) 241,134 11.2%
17 4:49 am (108°) 6:38 pm (256°) - 11:50 am (62.0°) 237,869 5.3%
18 5:58 am (100°) 7:02 pm (264°) - 12:36 pm (55.6°) 234,765 1.4%
19 7:08 am (91°) 7:25 pm (273°) - 1:22 pm (48.7°) 232,069 0.0%
20 8:20 am (82°) 7:50 pm (282°) - 2:10 pm (41.8°) 229,977 1.3%
21 9:34 am (73°) 8:17 pm (290°) - 3:00 pm (35.1°) 228,608 5.5%
22 10:50 am (65°) 8:49 pm (298°) - 3:54 pm (29.3°) 227,998 12.3%
23 12:08 pm (58°) 9:29 pm (304°) - 4:52 pm (24.7°) 228,092 21.4%
24 1:24 pm (53°) 10:19 pm (308°) - 5:53 pm (21.7°) 228,783 32.1%
25 2:34 pm (52°) 11:19 pm (308°) - 6:56 pm (20.8°) 229,933 43.8%
26 3:32 pm (53°) - - 7:58 pm (21.9°) 231,410 55.6%
27 - 12:28 am (306°) 4:19 pm (56°) 8:57 pm (24.9°) 233,102 67.0%
28 - 1:41 am (302°) 4:56 pm (62°) 9:51 pm (29.3°) 234,948 77.2%
29 - 2:54 am (295°) 5:26 pm (69°) 10:41 pm (34.7°) 236,909 85.9%
30 - 4:05 am (288°) 5:52 pm (77°) 11:27 pm (40.8°) 238,976 92.7%
31 - 5:13 am (279°) 6:14 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Whanganui. 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 Whanganui on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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