Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2017
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- 22:49
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.5 days
- Moonset
- 11:53
- Illumination
- 76%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Day Length
- 14h 0m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Wed | 09:24 | 21:34 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 402320 km |
| Mar 2 Thu | 10:32 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 399692 km |
| Mar 3 Fri | 11:41 | 22:49 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 396207 km |
| Mar 4 Sat | 12:49 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 391862 km |
| Mar 5 Sun | 13:56 | - | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 386762 km |
| Mar 6 Mon | 15:00 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 381128 km |
| Mar 7 Tue | 16:00 | 01:10 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 375291 km |
| Mar 8 Wed | 16:53 | 02:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 369669 km |
| Mar 9 Thu | 17:41 | 03:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 364715 km |
| Mar 10 Fri | 18:23 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 11 Sat | 19:01 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 12 Sun | 19:35 | 06:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 13 Mon | 20:07 | 07:22 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 14 Tue | 20:37 | 08:22 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 15 Wed | 21:08 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 366244 km |
| Mar 16 Thu | 21:39 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 371772 km |
| Mar 17 Fri | 22:12 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 377972 km |
| Mar 18 Sat | 22:47 | 12:13 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 384341 km |
| Mar 19 Sun | 23:27 | 13:08 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 390394 km |
| Mar 20 Mon | - | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 395717 km |
| Mar 21 Tue | 00:09 | 14:51 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 400013 km |
| Mar 22 Wed | 00:57 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 403121 km |
| Mar 23 Thu | 01:49 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 405014 km |
| Mar 24 Fri | 02:45 | 17:04 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 25 Sat | 03:46 | 17:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 405582 km |
| Mar 26 Sun | 04:49 | 18:19 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 404606 km |
| Mar 27 Mon | 05:56 | 18:55 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 403027 km |
| Mar 28 Tue | 07:04 | 19:30 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 400967 km |
| Mar 29 Wed | 08:14 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 398493 km |
| Mar 30 Thu | 09:25 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 395618 km |
| Mar 31 Fri | 10:36 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 392328 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.