Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2028
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 18:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 02:26
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Day Length
- 14h 18m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Sat | 09:40 | 23:12 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 365246 km |
| Jan 2 Sun | 10:39 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 369820 km |
| Jan 3 Mon | 11:38 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 375041 km |
| Jan 4 Tue | 12:37 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 380490 km |
| Jan 5 Wed | 13:38 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 385785 km |
| Jan 6 Thu | 14:41 | 00:38 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 390625 km |
| Jan 7 Fri | 15:48 | 01:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 394812 km |
| Jan 8 Sat | 16:57 | 01:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 398257 km |
| Jan 9 Sun | 18:06 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 400963 km |
| Jan 10 Mon | 19:12 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 402992 km |
| Jan 11 Tue | 20:09 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 404419 km |
| Jan 12 Wed | 20:57 | 05:26 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 405295 km |
| Jan 13 Thu | 21:36 | 06:44 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 405617 km |
| Jan 14 Fri | 22:09 | 08:05 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 405317 km |
| Jan 15 Sat | 22:37 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 404276 km |
| Jan 16 Sun | 23:04 | 10:38 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 402357 km |
| Jan 17 Mon | 23:31 | 11:52 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 399449 km |
| Jan 18 Tue | 23:58 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 395511 km |
| Jan 19 Wed | - | 14:14 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 390615 km |
| Jan 20 Thu | 00:29 | 15:24 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 384961 km |
| Jan 21 Fri | 01:04 | 16:30 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 378873 km |
| Jan 22 Sat | 01:45 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 372777 km |
| Jan 23 Sun | 02:33 | 18:26 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 367152 km |
| Jan 24 Mon | 03:28 | 19:13 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 25 Tue | 04:26 | 19:52 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 26 Wed | 05:28 | 20:24 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 27 Thu | 06:30 | 20:52 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 28 Fri | 07:31 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 29 Sat | 08:30 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363405 km |
| Jan 30 Sun | 09:30 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 368374 km |
| Jan 31 Mon | 10:28 | 22:20 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 374220 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.