Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2096
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Moonrise
- 09:49
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.9 days
- Moonset
- 21:41
- Illumination
- 17%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day Length
- 9h 40m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 15:09 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 398647 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 16:03 | 07:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 395006 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 17:05 | 07:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 391099 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 18:11 | 08:32 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 387181 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 19:21 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 383450 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 20:31 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 380046 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 21:41 | 10:07 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 377059 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 22:51 | 10:33 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374537 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | - | 10:58 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372512 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 00:03 | 11:25 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371005 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 01:15 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 370046 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 02:29 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369669 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 03:44 | 13:11 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 369918 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 04:56 | 14:02 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 370834 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 06:02 | 15:02 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372454 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 06:58 | 16:10 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 374788 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 07:44 | 17:22 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 377810 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 08:20 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 381441 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 08:51 | 19:41 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 385538 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 09:17 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 389889 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 09:41 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 394219 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 10:02 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 398205 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 10:24 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 401512 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 10:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 403827 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 11:13 | 00:52 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404903 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 11:43 | 01:54 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404595 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 12:18 | 02:55 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 402884 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 13:00 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 399885 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 13:51 | 04:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 395833 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 14:49 | 05:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 391062 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 15:54 | 06:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 385957 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.