Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1959
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | - | 14:18 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 389372 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 00:30 | 15:01 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 394367 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 01:33 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 398485 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 02:35 | 16:12 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 401649 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 03:38 | 16:43 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 403888 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 04:38 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405297 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 05:38 | 17:41 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405696 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 06:36 | 18:09 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 405696 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 07:35 | 18:39 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405554 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 08:32 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 404438 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 09:29 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402639 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 10:23 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 400059 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | 11:16 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 396621 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 12:05 | 21:57 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 392318 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | 12:52 | 22:49 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 387242 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 13:35 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 381604 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | 14:14 | - | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 375730 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 14:51 | 00:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 370032 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | 15:26 | 01:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 364963 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 16:00 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 16:35 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 17:11 | 05:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 17:51 | 06:39 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 18:34 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 19:24 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 365610 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 20:18 | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 371089 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | 21:18 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 377295 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 22:21 | 12:13 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 383721 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 23:25 | 13:00 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 389875 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | - | 13:40 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 395332 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.