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

Moon: 34.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 11:55:00 pm
Moon Direction: 294° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -16.0°
Moon Distance: 229,024 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:34 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:53 am (304°) 6:50 pm (54°) 11:19 pm (21.8°) 224,028 94.1%
2 - 3:45 am (308°) 8:02 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:50 am (308°) 9:04 pm (53°) 12:26 am (20.9°) 224,084 98.5%
4 - 6:05 am (306°) 9:52 pm (58°) 1:32 am (22.4°) 225,300 99.9%
5 - 7:23 am (300°) 10:29 pm (64°) 2:34 am (25.8°) 227,600 98.1%
6 - 8:40 am (293°) 10:59 pm (71°) 3:30 am (30.7°) 230,765 93.5%
7 - 9:52 am (285°) 11:24 pm (79°) 4:21 am (36.6°) 234,467 86.7%
8 - 11:00 am (277°) 11:46 pm (88°) 5:07 am (42.9°) 238,382 78.4%
9 - 12:05 pm (268°) - 5:50 am (49.2°) 242,167 69.0%
10 12:07 am (96°) 1:07 pm (260°) - 6:32 am (55.4°) 245,550 59.2%
11 12:28 am (103°) 2:09 pm (253°) - 7:13 am (61.2°) 248,315 49.2%
12 12:50 am (110°) 3:11 pm (246°) - 7:55 am (66.5°) 250,331 39.4%
13 1:16 am (116°) 4:13 pm (240°) - 8:39 am (71.0°) 251,532 30.1%
14 1:45 am (122°) 5:15 pm (236°) - 9:26 am (74.5°) 251,927 21.7%
15 2:21 am (125°) 6:15 pm (233°) - 10:15 am (77.0°) 251,583 14.2%
16 3:05 am (128°) 7:10 pm (232°) - 11:07 am (78.1°) 250,606 8.1%
17 3:56 am (128°) 7:59 pm (233°) - 11:59 am (77.8°) 249,136 3.5%
18 4:55 am (126°) 8:40 pm (236°) - 12:52 pm (76.0°) 247,320 0.8%
19 6:00 am (122°) 9:15 pm (241°) - 1:43 pm (72.8°) 245,295 0.1%
20 7:06 am (116°) 9:44 pm (247°) - 2:31 pm (68.4°) 243,169 1.6%
21 8:14 am (110°) 10:10 pm (255°) - 3:18 pm (63.0°) 241,021 5.3%
22 9:21 am (102°) 10:33 pm (263°) - 4:03 pm (56.9°) 238,894 11.1%
23 10:28 am (93°) 10:55 pm (271°) - 4:47 pm (50.3°) 236,806 19.0%
24 11:36 am (85°) 11:18 pm (280°) - 5:32 pm (43.7°) 234,768 28.5%
25 12:46 pm (76°) 11:43 pm (288°) - 6:19 pm (37.2°) 232,805 39.2%
26 1:59 pm (68°) - - 7:10 pm (31.2°) 230,975 50.8%
27 - 12:12 am (295°) 3:14 pm (60°) 8:05 pm (26.2°) 229,368 62.5%
28 - 12:48 am (302°) 4:31 pm (55°) 9:04 pm (22.6°) 228,133 73.7%
29 - 1:34 am (306°) 5:44 pm (52°) 10:08 pm (20.9°) 227,437 83.7%
30 - 2:31 am (308°) 6:49 pm (52°) 11:13 pm (21.3°) 227,439 91.6%
31 - 3:39 am (307°) 7:41 pm (55°) 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.

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