Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 23:43
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.6 days
- Moonset
- 14:21
- Illumination
- 55%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Day Length
- 14h 8m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Wed | 05:49 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Thu | 06:16 | 19:00 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Fri | 06:45 | 19:58 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Sat | 07:15 | 20:57 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 367470 km |
| Oct 5 Sun | 07:47 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 373141 km |
| Oct 6 Mon | 08:23 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 379386 km |
| Oct 7 Tue | 09:04 | 23:51 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 385701 km |
| Oct 8 Wed | 09:50 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391611 km |
| Oct 9 Thu | 10:42 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 396720 km |
| Oct 10 Fri | 11:42 | 01:37 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 400753 km |
| Oct 11 Sat | 12:46 | 02:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403570 km |
| Oct 12 Sun | 13:56 | 03:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405169 km |
| Oct 13 Mon | 15:08 | 03:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405652 km |
| Oct 14 Tue | 16:22 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405194 km |
| Oct 15 Wed | 17:38 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 403988 km |
| Oct 16 Thu | 18:52 | 05:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.4 days | 402207 km |
| Oct 17 Fri | 20:06 | 06:17 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.4 days | 399978 km |
| Oct 18 Sat | 21:18 | 06:57 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 397367 km |
| Oct 19 Sun | 22:24 | 07:40 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 394391 km |
| Oct 20 Mon | 23:25 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 391046 km |
| Oct 21 Tue | - | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 387338 km |
| Oct 22 Wed | 00:19 | 10:12 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 383314 km |
| Oct 23 Thu | 01:06 | 11:09 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 379089 km |
| Oct 24 Fri | 01:47 | 12:05 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 374850 km |
| Oct 25 Sat | 02:22 | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370849 km |
| Oct 26 Sun | 02:55 | 14:00 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367382 km |
| Oct 27 Mon | 03:24 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364752 km |
| Oct 28 Tue | 03:52 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363232 km |
| Oct 29 Wed | 04:19 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Thu | 04:47 | 17:51 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 364244 km |
| Oct 31 Fri | 05:17 | 18:50 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 366869 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.