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

Moon: 81.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:47:02 pm
Moon Direction: 233° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -32.6°
Moon Distance: 243,197 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:31 am (258°) 8:03 pm (98°) 1:51 am (63.8°) 244,660 96.2%
2 - 8:56 am (266°) 9:06 pm (91°) 2:34 am (57.8°) 242,494 91.2%
3 - 9:19 am (273°) 10:09 pm (83°) 3:17 am (51.5°) 240,198 84.3%
4 - 9:44 am (281°) 11:15 pm (75°) 4:01 am (45.1°) 237,789 75.6%
5 - 10:12 am (289°) - 4:48 am (39.0°) 235,314 65.4%
6 12:24 am (67°) 10:44 am (295°) - 5:38 am (33.4°) 232,835 54.2%
7 1:36 am (61°) 11:24 am (301°) - 6:33 am (28.7°) 230,473 42.5%
8 2:49 am (56°) 12:13 pm (305°) - 7:33 am (25.5°) 228,383 30.9%
9 3:59 am (54°) 1:13 pm (306°) - 8:36 am (24.2°) 226,779 20.2%
10 5:03 am (55°) 2:23 pm (305°) - 9:42 am (25.0°) 225,871 11.2%
11 5:56 am (58°) 3:39 pm (300°) - 10:45 am (27.9°) 225,835 4.5%
12 6:39 am (64°) 4:56 pm (294°) - 11:44 am (32.6°) 226,760 0.8%
13 7:14 am (71°) 6:10 pm (286°) - 12:38 pm (38.5°) 228,634 0.1%
14 7:44 am (79°) 7:20 pm (277°) - 1:28 pm (45.0°) 231,312 2.4%
15 8:11 am (87°) 8:28 pm (269°) - 2:14 pm (51.8°) 234,571 7.2%
16 8:36 am (95°) 9:33 pm (261°) - 2:59 pm (58.4°) 238,128 14.0%
17 9:01 am (103°) 10:37 pm (253°) - 3:44 pm (64.5°) 241,685 22.3%
18 9:28 am (110°) 11:40 pm (247°) - 4:29 pm (70.0°) 244,951 31.6%
19 9:57 am (116°) - - 5:15 pm (74.5°) 247,699 41.5%
20 - 12:42 am (241°) 10:31 am (121°) 6:03 pm (78.0°) 249,752 51.5%
21 - 1:43 am (237°) 11:10 am (124°) 6:53 pm (80.3°) 251,007 61.2%
22 - 2:41 am (235°) 11:55 am (126°) 7:45 pm (81.1°) 251,433 70.5%
23 - 3:35 am (234°) 12:47 pm (126°) 8:36 pm (80.6°) 251,067 79.0%
24 - 4:22 am (235°) 1:44 pm (124°) 9:27 pm (78.7°) 250,007 86.5%
25 - 5:02 am (238°) 2:45 pm (120°) 10:16 pm (75.5°) 248,387 92.6%
26 - 5:37 am (243°) 3:48 pm (115°) 11:03 pm (71.1°) 246,375 97.0%
27 - 6:08 am (249°) 4:51 pm (108°) 11:48 pm (65.9°) 244,129 99.5%
28 - 6:35 am (256°) 5:54 pm (101°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 7:00 am (263°) 6:57 pm (93°) 12:32 am (60.0°) 241,809 99.9%
30 - 7:24 am (271°) 8:01 pm (85°) 1:15 am (53.6°) 239,531 97.9%
31 - 7:49 am (279°) 9:07 pm (77°) 2:00 am (47.1°) 237,389 93.7%
* All times are local time for Whitianga. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Whitianga on Aug 28

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