Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1966
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 05:56
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.7 days
- Moonset
- 20:11
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Day Length
- 13h 35m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Tue | 14:24 | 23:37 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 372331 km |
| Mar 2 Wed | 15:31 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.9 days | 374167 km |
| Mar 3 Thu | 16:32 | 00:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 376465 km |
| Mar 4 Fri | 17:26 | 01:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 379197 km |
| Mar 5 Sat | 18:09 | 02:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 382324 km |
| Mar 6 Sun | 18:46 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 385785 km |
| Mar 7 Mon | 19:18 | 05:36 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 389479 km |
| Mar 8 Tue | 19:46 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 393250 km |
| Mar 9 Wed | 20:13 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 396884 km |
| Mar 10 Thu | 20:41 | 09:24 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 400121 km |
| Mar 11 Fri | 21:11 | 10:37 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 402671 km |
| Mar 12 Sat | 21:44 | 11:48 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 404256 km |
| Mar 13 Sun | 22:22 | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 404644 km |
| Mar 14 Mon | 23:07 | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 403692 km |
| Mar 15 Tue | 23:57 | 14:57 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 401379 km |
| Mar 16 Wed | - | 15:47 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 397814 km |
| Mar 17 Thu | 00:53 | 16:28 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 393236 km |
| Mar 18 Fri | 01:52 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 387989 km |
| Mar 19 Sat | 02:53 | 17:33 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 382485 km |
| Mar 20 Sun | 03:54 | 17:59 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 377155 km |
| Mar 21 Mon | 04:54 | 18:22 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 372408 km |
| Mar 22 Tue | 05:54 | 18:43 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 368583 km |
| Mar 23 Wed | 06:54 | 19:05 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 365925 km |
| Mar 24 Thu | 07:55 | 19:27 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 364563 km |
| Mar 25 Fri | 08:57 | 19:51 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 364510 km |
| Mar 26 Sat | 10:02 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 365672 km |
| Mar 27 Sun | 11:08 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 367867 km |
| Mar 28 Mon | 12:16 | 21:33 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 370857 km |
| Mar 29 Tue | 13:22 | 22:23 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 374379 km |
| Mar 30 Wed | 14:24 | 23:24 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 378180 km |
| Mar 31 Thu | 15:18 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 382045 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.