Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1996
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 00:54
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.5 days
- Moonset
- 17:01
- Illumination
- 26%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Day Length
- 13h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Fri | 17:17 | 02:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 379916 km |
| Mar 2 Sat | 17:54 | 03:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 373929 km |
| Mar 3 Sun | 18:29 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 368562 km |
| Mar 4 Mon | 19:01 | 05:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 364249 km |
| Mar 5 Tue | 19:33 | 06:35 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 6 Wed | 20:04 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 7 Thu | 20:35 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 8 Fri | 21:09 | 09:37 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 9 Sat | 21:46 | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365464 km |
| Mar 10 Sun | 22:26 | 11:43 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 369720 km |
| Mar 11 Mon | 23:12 | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 374615 km |
| Mar 12 Tue | - | 13:49 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 379764 km |
| Mar 13 Wed | 00:03 | 14:47 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 384817 km |
| Mar 14 Thu | 01:01 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 389498 km |
| Mar 15 Fri | 02:05 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 393629 km |
| Mar 16 Sat | 03:12 | 17:17 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 397129 km |
| Mar 17 Sun | 04:21 | 17:57 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399994 km |
| Mar 18 Mon | 05:31 | 18:35 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402268 km |
| Mar 19 Tue | 06:40 | 19:11 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 404000 km |
| Mar 20 Wed | 07:49 | 19:46 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 405208 km |
| Mar 21 Thu | 08:55 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 22 Fri | 09:59 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 23 Sat | 11:01 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405016 km |
| Mar 24 Sun | 11:59 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 403234 km |
| Mar 25 Mon | 12:54 | 23:04 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 400376 km |
| Mar 26 Tue | 13:45 | 23:51 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 396405 km |
| Mar 27 Wed | 14:31 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 391407 km |
| Mar 28 Thu | 15:13 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 385598 km |
| Mar 29 Fri | 15:52 | 01:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 379324 km |
| Mar 30 Sat | 16:27 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 373029 km |
| Mar 31 Sun | 17:00 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 367210 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.