Moon Phases in Wellington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1981
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Moonrise
- 20:04
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.6 days
- Moonset
- 11:25
- Illumination
- 76%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day Length
- 10h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 07:37 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 385384 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 08:06 | 22:12 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 390580 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 08:38 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 395428 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 09:13 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 399538 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 09:53 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 402584 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 10:38 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404341 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 11:30 | 01:49 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404707 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 12:26 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 403715 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 13:29 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 401520 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 14:34 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 398371 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 15:43 | 04:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 394574 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 16:54 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 390448 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 18:06 | 05:37 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 386295 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 19:21 | 06:09 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 382366 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 20:36 | 06:44 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 378849 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 21:51 | 07:22 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 375870 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 23:03 | 08:05 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 373499 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | - | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 371760 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 00:10 | 09:50 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 370652 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 01:09 | 10:50 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 370159 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 02:00 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370260 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 02:43 | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 370941 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 03:19 | 14:03 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 372190 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 03:51 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 374002 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 04:19 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 376369 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 04:46 | 17:07 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 379267 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 05:13 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 382643 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 05:40 | 19:05 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 386397 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 06:07 | 20:04 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 390374 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 06:38 | 21:02 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 394355 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 07:12 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 398070 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.