Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1959
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:50
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.6 days
- Moonset
- 20:05
- Illumination
- 1%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Thu | 23:35 | 11:05 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 371590 km |
| Jan 2 Fri | - | 12:13 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 370581 km |
| Jan 3 Sat | 00:07 | 13:23 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 370135 km |
| Jan 4 Sun | 00:42 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 370301 km |
| Jan 5 Mon | 01:21 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 371130 km |
| Jan 6 Tue | 02:05 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 372662 km |
| Jan 7 Wed | 02:55 | 17:56 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 374910 km |
| Jan 8 Thu | 03:51 | 18:54 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 377849 km |
| Jan 9 Fri | 04:53 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 381400 km |
| Jan 10 Sat | 05:58 | 20:29 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 385417 km |
| Jan 11 Sun | 07:03 | 21:07 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 389686 km |
| Jan 12 Mon | 08:08 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 393930 km |
| Jan 13 Tue | 09:12 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 397831 km |
| Jan 14 Wed | 10:13 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 401055 km |
| Jan 15 Thu | 11:13 | 23:08 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 403297 km |
| Jan 16 Fri | 12:11 | 23:36 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 404319 km |
| Jan 17 Sat | 13:09 | - | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 403982 km |
| Jan 18 Sun | 14:06 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 402275 km |
| Jan 19 Mon | 15:03 | 00:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 399319 km |
| Jan 20 Tue | 15:58 | 01:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 395351 km |
| Jan 21 Wed | 16:52 | 01:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 390699 km |
| Jan 22 Thu | 17:43 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 385741 km |
| Jan 23 Fri | 18:30 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 380864 km |
| Jan 24 Sat | 19:14 | 04:31 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 376420 km |
| Jan 25 Sun | 19:54 | 05:33 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 372698 km |
| Jan 26 Mon | 20:30 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 369899 km |
| Jan 27 Tue | 21:05 | 07:47 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 368135 km |
| Jan 28 Wed | 21:39 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 367423 km |
| Jan 29 Thu | 22:11 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 367706 km |
| Jan 30 Fri | 22:46 | 11:15 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 368862 km |
| Jan 31 Sat | 23:23 | 12:24 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 370736 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.