Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2025
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:41
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.8 days
- Moonset
- 03:36
- Illumination
- 96%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Day Length
- 14h 16m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Fri | 10:39 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 401199 km |
| Aug 2 Sat | 11:05 | 01:05 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 397092 km |
| Aug 3 Sun | 11:35 | 02:07 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 391896 km |
| Aug 4 Mon | 12:11 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 385928 km |
| Aug 5 Tue | 12:56 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 379609 km |
| Aug 6 Wed | 13:50 | 05:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 373426 km |
| Aug 7 Thu | 14:53 | 05:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 367876 km |
| Aug 8 Fri | 16:02 | 06:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 363407 km |
| Aug 9 Sat | 17:14 | 07:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 10 Sun | 18:26 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 11 Mon | 19:38 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Tue | 20:50 | 08:33 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Wed | 22:03 | 08:57 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 364696 km |
| Aug 14 Thu | 23:17 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 369143 km |
| Aug 15 Fri | - | 09:48 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 374262 km |
| Aug 16 Sat | 00:33 | 10:20 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 379644 km |
| Aug 17 Sun | 01:50 | 11:00 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 384919 km |
| Aug 18 Mon | 03:04 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 389795 km |
| Aug 19 Tue | 04:11 | 12:51 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 394077 km |
| Aug 20 Wed | 05:08 | 14:00 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 397677 km |
| Aug 21 Thu | 05:53 | 15:13 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 400590 km |
| Aug 22 Fri | 06:28 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 402864 km |
| Aug 23 Sat | 06:56 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 404558 km |
| Aug 24 Sun | 07:20 | 18:42 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 25 Mon | 07:41 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 26 Tue | 08:01 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 27 Wed | 08:21 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 405298 km |
| Aug 28 Thu | 08:42 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 403466 km |
| Aug 29 Fri | 09:06 | 23:55 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 400570 km |
| Aug 30 Sat | 09:33 | - | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 396572 km |
| Aug 31 Sun | 10:06 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 391548 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.