Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2071
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Moonrise
- 08:54
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2 days
- Moonset
- 19:15
- Illumination
- 4%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day Length
- 9h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 11:57 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 389650 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 12:47 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 394930 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 13:40 | 03:13 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 399233 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 14:34 | 03:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 402436 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 15:31 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 404538 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 16:27 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 405637 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 17:26 | 05:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 18:25 | 06:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 405423 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 19:27 | 06:34 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 404381 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 20:29 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 15.9 days | 402813 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 21:33 | 07:43 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 400719 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 22:36 | 08:22 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 398056 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 23:39 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 394772 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | - | 09:56 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 390851 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 00:39 | 10:51 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 386345 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 01:35 | 11:51 | Last Quarter | 52% | 21.9 days | 381399 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 02:25 | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 376259 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 03:11 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 31% | 23.9 days | 371252 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 03:53 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 366757 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 04:31 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 363160 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 05:08 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 26.9 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 05:43 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 06:18 | 19:40 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 06:55 | 20:43 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363185 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 07:35 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 367084 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 08:16 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 372158 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 09:00 | 23:36 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 377999 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 09:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 384135 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 10:37 | 00:24 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 390082 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 11:30 | 01:09 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 395399 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 12:24 | 01:49 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 399734 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.