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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:31:17 pm
Moon Direction: 236° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -30.1°
Moon Distance: 243,163 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:30 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:59 am (298°) 6:45 pm (65°) 11:54 pm (34.1°) 233,508 95.1%
2 - 5:11 am (292°) 7:16 pm (73°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:20 am (284°) 7:43 pm (80°) 12:43 am (40.0°) 235,480 98.8%
4 - 7:26 am (276°) 8:07 pm (88°) 1:30 am (46.4°) 237,832 100.0%
5 - 8:30 am (268°) 8:31 pm (96°) 2:14 am (52.9°) 240,455 98.7%
6 - 9:32 am (260°) 8:55 pm (104°) 2:56 am (59.2°) 243,174 95.2%
7 - 10:34 am (253°) 9:21 pm (110°) 3:39 am (65.2°) 245,794 89.9%
8 - 11:35 am (246°) 9:49 pm (116°) 4:23 am (70.5°) 248,093 82.9%
9 - 12:37 pm (241°) 10:22 pm (121°) 5:09 am (75.0°) 249,879 74.9%
10 - 1:38 pm (237°) 11:01 pm (125°) 5:56 am (78.4°) 250,974 65.9%
11 - 2:35 pm (234°) 11:47 pm (126°) 6:46 am (80.6°) 251,261 56.4%
12 - 3:29 pm (234°) - 7:38 am (81.4°) 250,683 46.6%
13 12:39 am (126°) 4:16 pm (235°) - 8:30 am (80.9°) 249,254 36.8%
14 1:38 am (124°) 4:58 pm (238°) - 9:21 am (78.8°) 247,069 27.4%
15 2:40 am (120°) 5:33 pm (243°) - 10:11 am (75.4°) 244,289 18.8%
16 3:46 am (114°) 6:04 pm (249°) - 11:00 am (70.8°) 241,140 11.3%
17 4:52 am (107°) 6:32 pm (257°) - 11:47 am (65.1°) 237,875 5.3%
18 5:58 am (100°) 6:58 pm (265°) - 12:33 pm (58.7°) 234,770 1.4%
19 7:06 am (91°) 7:23 pm (273°) - 1:20 pm (51.9°) 232,073 0.0%
20 8:15 am (82°) 7:50 pm (282°) - 2:07 pm (44.9°) 229,980 1.3%
21 9:26 am (74°) 8:20 pm (290°) - 2:58 pm (38.3°) 228,609 5.5%
22 10:40 am (66°) 8:55 pm (297°) - 3:51 pm (32.4°) 227,998 12.3%
23 11:55 am (60°) 9:37 pm (302°) - 4:49 pm (27.8°) 228,091 21.4%
24 1:10 pm (55°) 10:28 pm (306°) - 5:50 pm (24.9°) 228,781 32.1%
25 2:18 pm (53°) 11:29 pm (306°) - 6:53 pm (23.9°) 229,930 43.8%
26 3:17 pm (54°) - - 7:55 pm (25.1°) 231,407 55.6%
27 - 12:37 am (304°) 4:06 pm (58°) 8:54 pm (28.0°) 233,098 67.0%
28 - 1:48 am (300°) 4:45 pm (63°) 9:49 pm (32.4°) 234,944 77.2%
29 - 2:59 am (294°) 5:18 pm (70°) 10:38 pm (37.9°) 236,906 85.9%
30 - 4:08 am (287°) 5:45 pm (77°) 11:25 pm (43.9°) 238,973 92.6%
31 - 5:13 am (279°) 6:10 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Whitianga. 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 Whitianga on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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