Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:50
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29.2 days
- Moonset
- 20:05
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Day Length
- 13h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | - | 10:13 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.7 days | 381958 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 00:45 | 10:42 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 388111 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 02:01 | 11:17 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.7 days | 393636 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 03:13 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 398249 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 04:19 | 12:50 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.7 days | 401801 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 05:16 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 404270 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 06:02 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 06:40 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 07:10 | 17:06 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 07:35 | 18:10 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 405441 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 07:56 | 19:13 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 404127 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 08:15 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 402242 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 08:33 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 399734 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 08:52 | 22:17 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 396538 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 09:13 | 23:20 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 392625 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 09:35 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 388035 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 10:02 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 382904 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 10:35 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 377478 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 11:17 | 02:34 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 372091 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 12:10 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 367143 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 13:14 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 14:26 | 05:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 15:46 | 05:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 17:06 | 06:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 18:27 | 06:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 19:48 | 07:25 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 364966 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 21:08 | 07:50 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 369940 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 22:27 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 375813 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 23:46 | 08:44 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 382110 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | - | 09:18 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 388332 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 01:02 | 09:58 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 394014 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.