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

Moon: 81.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:47:13 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:16 am (286°) 10:15 pm (69°) 2:46 am (40.8°) 235,422 87.1%
2 - 8:47 am (294°) 11:26 pm (63°) 3:35 am (35.0°) 233,667 78.6%
3 - 9:24 am (300°) - 4:28 am (30.0°) 232,124 68.4%
4 12:39 am (57°) 10:09 am (304°) - 5:26 am (26.3°) 230,816 57.0%
5 1:49 am (54°) 11:04 am (306°) - 6:27 am (24.4°) 229,776 45.0%
6 2:54 am (54°) 12:09 pm (305°) - 7:30 am (24.5°) 229,082 33.3%
7 3:49 am (56°) 1:21 pm (302°) - 8:33 am (26.6°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:34 am (61°) 2:36 pm (297°) - 9:32 am (30.5°) 229,108 13.2%
9 5:12 am (67°) 3:49 pm (289°) - 10:26 am (35.8°) 230,005 6.2%
10 5:43 am (75°) 5:00 pm (281°) - 11:17 am (42.0°) 231,552 1.7%
11 6:11 am (83°) 6:08 pm (273°) - 12:05 pm (48.6°) 233,706 0.0%
12 6:36 am (91°) 7:14 pm (265°) - 12:50 pm (55.3°) 236,354 1.0%
13 7:02 am (99°) 8:19 pm (257°) - 1:35 pm (61.7°) 239,320 4.4%
14 7:28 am (107°) 9:24 pm (250°) - 2:21 pm (67.6°) 242,378 9.9%
15 7:56 am (113°) 10:27 pm (243°) - 3:07 pm (72.6°) 245,277 17.0%
16 8:28 am (119°) 11:30 pm (239°) - 3:55 pm (76.6°) 247,786 25.4%
17 9:05 am (123°) - - 4:45 pm (79.4°) 249,695 34.5%
18 - 12:30 am (235°) 9:48 am (125°) 5:36 pm (80.9°) 250,851 44.2%
19 - 1:26 am (234°) 10:38 am (126°) 6:27 pm (80.9°) 251,163 54.0%
20 - 2:15 am (235°) 11:33 am (125°) 7:18 pm (79.6°) 250,616 63.6%
21 - 2:58 am (237°) 12:32 pm (122°) 8:08 pm (76.9°) 249,267 72.8%
22 - 3:36 am (241°) 1:34 pm (117°) 8:55 pm (73.0°) 247,236 81.2%
23 - 4:07 am (246°) 2:36 pm (111°) 9:41 pm (68.2°) 244,707 88.5%
24 - 4:36 am (253°) 3:39 pm (104°) 10:26 pm (62.5°) 241,882 94.3%
25 - 5:02 am (260°) 4:43 pm (97°) 11:10 pm (56.3°) 239,001 98.2%
26 - 5:26 am (268°) 5:47 pm (88°) 11:54 pm (49.7°) 236,273 99.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 6:51 am (276°) 7:54 pm (80°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:18 am (284°) 9:03 pm (72°) 1:41 am (43.2°) 233,894 99.1%
29 - 7:48 am (291°) 10:15 pm (65°) 2:30 am (37.0°) 231,982 95.6%
30 - 8:24 am (298°) 11:28 pm (59°) 3:23 am (31.6°) 230,621 89.6%
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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