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

Moon: 34.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 10:11:58 pm
Moon Direction: 309° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 0.6°
Moon Distance: 228,953 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:37 am (258°) 8:04 pm (99°) 1:54 am (60.7°) 244,656 96.2%
2 - 8:59 am (265°) 9:08 pm (91°) 2:37 am (54.7°) 242,490 91.2%
3 - 9:21 am (274°) 10:14 pm (82°) 3:20 am (48.4°) 240,194 84.3%
4 - 9:44 am (282°) 11:22 pm (74°) 4:04 am (42.0°) 237,785 75.6%
5 - 10:09 am (289°) - 4:50 am (35.8°) 235,310 65.4%
6 12:34 am (66°) 10:39 am (297°) - 5:41 am (30.2°) 232,831 54.2%
7 1:48 am (59°) 11:16 am (303°) - 6:35 am (25.6°) 230,469 42.5%
8 3:03 am (54°) 12:04 pm (307°) - 7:35 am (22.4°) 228,379 30.9%
9 4:15 am (52°) 1:03 pm (308°) - 8:39 am (21.1°) 226,776 20.2%
10 5:17 am (53°) 2:14 pm (306°) - 9:44 am (21.9°) 225,870 11.2%
11 6:09 am (56°) 3:32 pm (302°) - 10:47 am (24.8°) 225,836 4.5%
12 6:50 am (62°) 4:51 pm (295°) - 11:46 am (29.5°) 226,763 0.8%
13 7:23 am (70°) 6:08 pm (287°) - 12:40 pm (35.4°) 228,639 0.1%
14 7:50 am (78°) 7:21 pm (278°) - 1:30 pm (41.9°) 231,317 2.4%
15 8:15 am (87°) 8:31 pm (269°) - 2:17 pm (48.7°) 234,578 7.2%
16 8:37 am (95°) 9:38 pm (260°) - 3:02 pm (55.3°) 238,135 14.0%
17 9:00 am (103°) 10:44 pm (253°) - 3:47 pm (61.4°) 241,691 22.3%
18 9:25 am (111°) 11:50 pm (246°) - 4:32 pm (66.9°) 244,956 31.7%
19 9:52 am (117°) - - 5:18 pm (71.4°) 247,704 41.5%
20 - 12:54 am (240°) 10:24 am (122°) 6:06 pm (74.9°) 249,755 51.5%
21 - 1:57 am (235°) 11:01 am (126°) 6:56 pm (77.1°) 251,008 61.3%
22 - 2:56 am (233°) 11:46 am (128°) 7:47 pm (78.0°) 251,433 70.5%
23 - 3:49 am (232°) 12:37 pm (128°) 8:39 pm (77.5°) 251,066 79.1%
24 - 4:36 am (234°) 1:36 pm (125°) 9:29 pm (75.5°) 250,004 86.5%
25 - 5:15 am (237°) 2:38 pm (121°) 10:18 pm (72.3°) 248,384 92.6%
26 - 5:49 am (242°) 3:43 pm (116°) 11:05 pm (68.0°) 246,371 97.0%
27 - 6:17 am (248°) 4:48 pm (109°) 11:51 pm (62.8°) 244,124 99.5%
28 - 6:42 am (255°) 5:53 pm (102°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:04 am (263°) 6:59 pm (93°) 12:35 am (56.8°) 241,804 99.9%
30 - 7:26 am (271°) 8:05 pm (85°) 1:18 am (50.5°) 239,527 97.9%
31 - 7:49 am (279°) 9:14 pm (76°) 2:02 am (44.0°) 237,385 93.7%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Whanganui on Aug 28

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