Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1985
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 02:38
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.7 days
- Moonset
- 18:36
- Illumination
- 9%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Day Length
- 13h 43m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Fri | 15:51 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 374677 km |
| Mar 2 Sat | 16:50 | 00:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 377223 km |
| Mar 3 Sun | 17:45 | 01:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 380074 km |
| Mar 4 Mon | 18:31 | 02:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 383181 km |
| Mar 5 Tue | 19:11 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 386500 km |
| Mar 6 Wed | 19:45 | 05:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.2 days | 389967 km |
| Mar 7 Thu | 20:15 | 06:35 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.2 days | 393480 km |
| Mar 8 Fri | 20:42 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 396887 km |
| Mar 9 Sat | 21:10 | 09:10 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 399980 km |
| Mar 10 Sun | 21:38 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 402508 km |
| Mar 11 Mon | 22:10 | 11:44 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 404202 km |
| Mar 12 Tue | 22:46 | 13:00 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 404816 km |
| Mar 13 Wed | 23:30 | 14:13 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 404165 km |
| Mar 14 Thu | - | 15:22 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 402164 km |
| Mar 15 Fri | 00:21 | 16:20 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 398856 km |
| Mar 16 Sat | 01:20 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 394421 km |
| Mar 17 Sun | 02:22 | 17:50 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 389160 km |
| Mar 18 Mon | 03:28 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 383470 km |
| Mar 19 Tue | 04:32 | 18:51 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 377796 km |
| Mar 20 Wed | 05:35 | 19:15 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 372584 km |
| Mar 21 Thu | 06:36 | 19:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 368236 km |
| Mar 22 Fri | 07:36 | 19:56 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 365061 km |
| Mar 23 Sat | 08:35 | 20:17 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 363258 km |
| Mar 24 Sun | 09:35 | 20:38 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 25 Mon | 10:34 | 21:02 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.7 days | 363911 km |
| Mar 26 Tue | 11:36 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 366140 km |
| Mar 27 Wed | 12:38 | 22:03 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 369330 km |
| Mar 28 Thu | 13:41 | 22:43 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.7 days | 373181 km |
| Mar 29 Fri | 14:40 | 23:33 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 377389 km |
| Mar 30 Sat | 15:35 | - | First Quarter | 63% | 8.7 days | 381674 km |
| Mar 31 Sun | 16:23 | 00:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.7 days | 385820 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.