Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2020
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 22:27
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.4 days
- Moonset
- 10:49
- Illumination
- 77%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Day Length
- 14h 2m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | 14:38 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 370772 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 15:33 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 372013 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 16:21 | 01:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 373772 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 17:05 | 02:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 376020 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 17:43 | 03:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 378733 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 18:18 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 381874 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 18:50 | 05:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 385378 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 19:22 | 07:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 389137 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 19:55 | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 15.9 days | 392990 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 20:30 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 396715 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 21:10 | 10:58 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 400044 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 21:55 | 12:10 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 402682 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | 22:46 | 13:16 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 404346 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 23:42 | 14:14 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 404801 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | - | 15:04 | Last Quarter | 52% | 21.9 days | 403905 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 00:40 | 15:46 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 401636 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | 01:41 | 16:21 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 398106 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 02:41 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 393554 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | 03:41 | 17:18 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 388324 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 04:39 | 17:43 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 382828 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 05:37 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 377496 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 06:35 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 372732 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 07:33 | 18:54 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 368876 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 08:32 | 19:21 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 366169 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 09:33 | 19:52 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 364740 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 10:34 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 364606 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | 11:35 | 21:08 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 365674 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 12:33 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 367770 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 13:29 | 22:53 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 370662 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | 14:18 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 374095 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.