Moon Phases in Timaru
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2012
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Moonrise
- 21:46
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.5 days
- Moonset
- 07:35
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Day Length
- 14h 29m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Thu | 15:10 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 404179 km |
| Mar 2 Fri | 16:01 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402693 km |
| Mar 3 Sat | 16:46 | 01:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 399983 km |
| Mar 4 Sun | 17:27 | 02:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 396300 km |
| Mar 5 Mon | 18:03 | 03:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 391969 km |
| Mar 6 Tue | 18:35 | 04:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 387346 km |
| Mar 7 Wed | 19:06 | 05:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 382784 km |
| Mar 8 Thu | 19:35 | 06:49 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 378589 km |
| Mar 9 Fri | 20:04 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 375006 km |
| Mar 10 Sat | 20:36 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 372200 km |
| Mar 11 Sun | 21:11 | 10:38 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 370255 km |
| Mar 12 Mon | 21:52 | 11:55 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369190 km |
| Mar 13 Tue | 22:38 | 13:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368961 km |
| Mar 14 Wed | 23:33 | 14:15 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369491 km |
| Mar 15 Thu | - | 15:14 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 370676 km |
| Mar 16 Fri | 00:33 | 16:03 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372410 km |
| Mar 17 Sat | 01:39 | 16:44 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 374596 km |
| Mar 18 Sun | 02:45 | 17:19 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 377155 km |
| Mar 19 Mon | 03:52 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 380025 km |
| Mar 20 Tue | 04:57 | 18:15 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 383161 km |
| Mar 21 Wed | 06:01 | 18:40 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 386514 km |
| Mar 22 Thu | 07:04 | 19:05 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 390018 km |
| Mar 23 Fri | 08:06 | 19:29 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 393568 km |
| Mar 24 Sat | 09:07 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397007 km |
| Mar 25 Sun | 10:08 | 20:23 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400123 km |
| Mar 26 Mon | 11:08 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402665 km |
| Mar 27 Tue | 12:06 | 21:33 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404362 km |
| Mar 28 Wed | 13:01 | 22:15 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404968 km |
| Mar 29 Thu | 13:53 | 23:04 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404297 km |
| Mar 30 Fri | 14:39 | 23:59 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 402270 km |
| Mar 31 Sat | 15:21 | - | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 398931 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.