Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Sat | 11:47 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 388620 km |
| Apr 2 Sun | 12:53 | 23:05 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 384530 km |
| Apr 3 Mon | 13:56 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 380165 km |
| Apr 4 Tue | 14:51 | 00:01 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 375710 km |
| Apr 5 Wed | 15:41 | 01:02 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.6 days | 371424 km |
| Apr 6 Thu | 16:23 | 02:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.6 days | 367616 km |
| Apr 7 Fri | 17:02 | 03:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 364610 km |
| Apr 8 Sat | 17:36 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 9 Sun | 18:08 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 10 Mon | 18:38 | 06:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 11 Tue | 19:08 | 07:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 365423 km |
| Apr 12 Wed | 19:39 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 369159 km |
| Apr 13 Thu | 20:11 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 373997 km |
| Apr 14 Fri | 20:45 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 379572 km |
| Apr 15 Sat | 21:23 | 11:00 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 385450 km |
| Apr 16 Sun | 22:04 | 11:53 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 391167 km |
| Apr 17 Mon | 22:49 | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 396283 km |
| Apr 18 Tue | 23:39 | 13:33 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 400429 km |
| Apr 19 Wed | - | 14:17 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 403348 km |
| Apr 20 Thu | 00:32 | 14:59 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 404916 km |
| Apr 21 Fri | 01:30 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.6 days | 405143 km |
| Apr 22 Sat | 02:31 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 404162 km |
| Apr 23 Sun | 03:35 | 16:49 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 402187 km |
| Apr 24 Mon | 04:41 | 17:25 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 399477 km |
| Apr 25 Tue | 05:50 | 18:00 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 396293 km |
| Apr 26 Wed | 07:01 | 18:37 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 392861 km |
| Apr 27 Thu | 08:14 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 389360 km |
| Apr 28 Fri | 09:27 | 20:04 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 385910 km |
| Apr 29 Sat | 10:38 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 382588 km |
| Apr 30 Sun | 11:45 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 379444 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.