Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2018
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- 22:49
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.5 days
- Moonset
- 11:53
- Illumination
- 77%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Mon | 00:33 | 10:39 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 374377 km |
| Oct 2 Tue | 01:38 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371853 km |
| Oct 3 Wed | 02:38 | 12:27 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369791 km |
| Oct 4 Thu | 03:34 | 13:32 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 368340 km |
| Oct 5 Fri | 04:23 | 14:41 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 367655 km |
| Oct 6 Sat | 05:07 | 15:52 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 367869 km |
| Oct 7 Sun | 05:46 | 17:04 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 369073 km |
| Oct 8 Mon | 06:20 | 18:15 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 371298 km |
| Oct 9 Tue | 06:53 | 19:25 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 374492 km |
| Oct 10 Wed | 07:26 | 20:32 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 378518 km |
| Oct 11 Thu | 07:58 | 21:39 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 383146 km |
| Oct 12 Fri | 08:32 | 22:43 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 388071 km |
| Oct 13 Sat | 09:10 | 23:44 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 392930 km |
| Oct 14 Sun | 09:50 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 397338 km |
| Oct 15 Mon | 10:34 | 00:41 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 400931 km |
| Oct 16 Tue | 11:22 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 403407 km |
| Oct 17 Wed | 12:13 | 02:22 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404564 km |
| Oct 18 Thu | 13:08 | 03:04 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 404323 km |
| Oct 19 Fri | 14:04 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 402739 km |
| Oct 20 Sat | 15:02 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 399989 km |
| Oct 21 Sun | 16:01 | 04:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 396342 km |
| Oct 22 Mon | 17:01 | 05:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 392127 km |
| Oct 23 Tue | 18:03 | 05:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 387687 km |
| Oct 24 Wed | 19:06 | 06:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.5 days | 383341 km |
| Oct 25 Thu | 20:11 | 06:44 | Full Moon | 99% | 15.5 days | 379362 km |
| Oct 26 Fri | 21:18 | 07:17 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 375952 km |
| Oct 27 Sat | 22:25 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 373241 km |
| Oct 28 Sun | 23:32 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 371292 km |
| Oct 29 Mon | - | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 370112 km |
| Oct 30 Tue | 00:34 | 10:21 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369670 km |
| Oct 31 Wed | 01:32 | 11:24 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 369906 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.