Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2016
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 15:58
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.4 days
- Moonset
- 02:45
- Illumination
- 88%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Day Length
- 14h 52m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Tue | - | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 383953 km |
| Mar 2 Wed | 00:00 | 14:25 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389321 km |
| Mar 3 Thu | 00:43 | 15:19 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 394043 km |
| Mar 4 Fri | 01:32 | 16:10 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 397958 km |
| Mar 5 Sat | 02:26 | 16:59 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 401018 km |
| Mar 6 Sun | 03:26 | 17:46 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403263 km |
| Mar 7 Mon | 04:31 | 18:28 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 404780 km |
| Mar 8 Tue | 05:40 | 19:09 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 405661 km |
| Mar 9 Wed | 06:51 | 19:48 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 10 Thu | 08:03 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405672 km |
| Mar 11 Fri | 09:16 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 404731 km |
| Mar 12 Sat | 10:28 | 21:46 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403026 km |
| Mar 13 Sun | 11:39 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 400441 km |
| Mar 14 Mon | 12:47 | 23:16 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 396903 km |
| Mar 15 Tue | 13:50 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 392420 km |
| Mar 16 Wed | 14:48 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 387118 km |
| Mar 17 Thu | 15:41 | 00:59 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 381248 km |
| Mar 18 Fri | 16:26 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 375174 km |
| Mar 19 Sat | 17:07 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 369342 km |
| Mar 20 Sun | 17:44 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 364226 km |
| Mar 21 Mon | 18:17 | 04:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 22 Tue | 18:48 | 05:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 23 Wed | 19:18 | 06:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 24 Thu | 19:47 | 07:41 | Full Moon | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 25 Fri | 20:17 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 26 Sat | 20:48 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 365890 km |
| Mar 27 Sun | 21:22 | 10:28 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 371488 km |
| Mar 28 Mon | 21:58 | 11:23 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 377731 km |
| Mar 29 Tue | 22:39 | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 384113 km |
| Mar 30 Wed | 23:24 | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 390159 km |
| Mar 31 Thu | - | 14:02 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 395471 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.