Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:48
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.6 days
- Moonset
- 19:44
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Day Length
- 13h 38m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 02:20 | 11:58 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 404804 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 02:59 | 13:08 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 404283 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 03:30 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 402490 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 03:57 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 399645 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 04:22 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 396039 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 04:45 | 17:26 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 391991 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 05:08 | 18:27 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 387812 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 05:33 | 19:29 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 383772 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 05:59 | 20:29 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 380085 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 06:29 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 376896 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 07:04 | 22:28 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 374294 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 07:44 | 23:24 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 372319 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 08:31 | - | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 370977 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 09:25 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 370256 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 10:23 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 370136 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 11:26 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 370601 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 12:31 | 02:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 371639 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 13:38 | 02:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 373243 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 14:47 | 03:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 375408 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 15:58 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 378118 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 17:12 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 381331 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | 18:29 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.4 days | 384968 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 19:48 | 05:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.4 days | 388892 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 21:07 | 05:43 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 392907 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 22:20 | 06:32 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 396758 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 23:24 | 07:31 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 400149 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | - | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 402769 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 00:16 | 09:49 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 404338 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 00:58 | 11:00 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 404640 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 01:33 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 403565 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 02:01 | 13:14 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 401132 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.