Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1946
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 09:24
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.4 days
- Moonset
- 21:20
- Illumination
- 13%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Day Length
- 13h 27m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Tue | 08:55 | - | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 404894 km |
| Oct 2 Wed | 09:33 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404919 km |
| Oct 3 Thu | 10:17 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 403582 km |
| Oct 4 Fri | 11:07 | 01:56 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 400880 km |
| Oct 5 Sat | 12:04 | 02:43 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 396946 km |
| Oct 6 Sun | 13:06 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 392044 km |
| Oct 7 Mon | 14:10 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 386538 km |
| Oct 8 Tue | 15:18 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 380860 km |
| Oct 9 Wed | 16:27 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 375453 km |
| Oct 10 Thu | 17:38 | 05:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.2 days | 370732 km |
| Oct 11 Fri | 18:50 | 05:57 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.2 days | 367036 km |
| Oct 12 Sat | 20:04 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 364600 km |
| Oct 13 Sun | 21:20 | 06:57 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 363539 km |
| Oct 14 Mon | 22:36 | 07:33 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 363842 km |
| Oct 15 Tue | 23:50 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365390 km |
| Oct 16 Wed | - | 09:07 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367972 km |
| Oct 17 Thu | 00:56 | 10:07 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 371324 km |
| Oct 18 Fri | 01:53 | 11:13 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 375160 km |
| Oct 19 Sat | 02:40 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 379210 km |
| Oct 20 Sun | 03:19 | 13:32 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 383251 km |
| Oct 21 Mon | 03:51 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 387123 km |
| Oct 22 Tue | 04:18 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 390734 km |
| Oct 23 Wed | 04:44 | 16:49 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 394048 km |
| Oct 24 Thu | 05:08 | 17:51 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 397055 km |
| Oct 25 Fri | 05:32 | 18:53 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 399748 km |
| Oct 26 Sat | 05:56 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 402082 km |
| Oct 27 Sun | 06:23 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 403962 km |
| Oct 28 Mon | 06:54 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 405234 km |
| Oct 29 Tue | 07:30 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 30 Wed | 08:10 | 23:49 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 405165 km |
| Oct 31 Thu | 08:58 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 403454 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.