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

Moon: 34.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 10:05:14 pm
Moon Direction: 310° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 1.5°
Moon Distance: 228,948 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:19 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:21 am (250°) 4:48 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:24 am (244°) 5:16 pm (119°) 12:01 am (68.3°) 249,482 99.8%
3 - 8:28 am (238°) 5:49 pm (123°) 12:47 am (72.5°) 250,778 99.2%
4 - 9:29 am (234°) 6:28 pm (126°) 1:35 am (75.6°) 251,695 96.7%
5 - 10:27 am (232°) 7:15 pm (128°) 2:25 am (77.5°) 252,146 92.4%
6 - 11:18 am (232°) 8:08 pm (127°) 3:17 am (78.0°) 252,038 86.5%
7 - 12:03 pm (234°) 9:07 pm (124°) 4:08 am (77.1°) 251,285 79.2%
8 - 12:40 pm (238°) 10:10 pm (120°) 4:58 am (74.8°) 249,825 70.7%
9 - 1:11 pm (243°) 11:15 pm (114°) 5:46 am (71.3°) 247,644 61.3%
10 - 1:38 pm (250°) - 6:32 am (66.7°) 244,776 51.2%
11 12:20 am (107°) 2:03 pm (257°) - 7:17 am (61.2°) 241,333 40.8%
12 1:26 am (99°) 2:25 pm (265°) - 8:02 am (55.0°) 237,488 30.5%
13 2:34 am (91°) 2:48 pm (274°) - 8:47 am (48.4°) 233,505 20.7%
14 3:44 am (82°) 3:13 pm (282°) - 9:34 am (41.6°) 229,697 12.1%
15 4:58 am (73°) 3:41 pm (291°) - 10:25 am (35.0°) 226,414 5.4%
16 6:17 am (65°) 4:15 pm (298°) - 11:20 am (29.1°) 223,983 1.3%
17 7:38 am (58°) 4:59 pm (304°) - 12:22 pm (24.5°) 222,681 0.2%
18 8:58 am (53°) 5:54 pm (308°) - 1:27 pm (21.7°) 222,637 2.5%
19 10:10 am (52°) 7:00 pm (308°) - 2:34 pm (21.2°) 223,828 7.9%
20 11:09 am (54°) 8:15 pm (305°) - 3:40 pm (23.0°) 226,070 16.0%
21 11:55 am (59°) 9:32 pm (299°) - 4:40 pm (26.6°) 229,076 25.8%
22 12:31 pm (65°) 10:47 pm (292°) - 5:34 pm (31.6°) 232,505 36.8%
23 1:00 pm (72°) 11:57 pm (284°) - 6:24 pm (37.3°) 236,067 48.0%
24 1:24 pm (80°) - - 7:09 pm (43.5°) 239,508 58.9%
25 - 1:04 am (276°) 1:46 pm (88°) 7:52 pm (49.8°) 242,661 69.1%
26 - 2:08 am (268°) 2:07 pm (96°) 8:34 pm (55.9°) 245,412 78.2%
27 - 3:11 am (260°) 2:29 pm (104°) 9:15 pm (61.7°) 247,717 85.9%
28 - 4:13 am (252°) 2:52 pm (111°) 9:59 pm (66.9°) 249,558 92.1%
29 - 5:16 am (246°) 3:19 pm (117°) 10:44 pm (71.3°) 250,948 96.5%
30 - 6:19 am (240°) 3:50 pm (122°) 11:31 pm (74.7°) 251,895 99.1%
31 - 7:21 am (236°) 4:27 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Whanganui. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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