Moon Phases in Wellington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Moonrise
- 19:10
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.8 days
- Moonset
- 10:33
- Illumination
- 90%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day Length
- 10h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 00:19 | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 370279 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 00:48 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 371200 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 01:18 | 14:27 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 372650 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 01:50 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 374579 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 02:26 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 376952 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 03:07 | 17:35 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 379736 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 03:54 | 18:38 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 382892 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 04:49 | 19:39 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 386357 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 05:51 | 20:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 390029 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 06:59 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 393750 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | 08:11 | 22:09 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 397309 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 09:24 | 22:49 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 400442 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 10:35 | 23:27 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 402866 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 11:46 | - | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 404305 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 12:54 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404536 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | 14:00 | 00:37 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 403428 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | 15:03 | 01:12 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 400967 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 16:04 | 01:50 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 397277 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 17:02 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 392606 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 17:56 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 387307 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 18:46 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 381794 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 19:32 | 04:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 376500 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 20:12 | 05:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.2 days | 371830 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 20:49 | 06:37 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.2 days | 368118 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 21:22 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 365599 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 21:53 | 08:29 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 364393 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 22:22 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 364501 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 22:51 | 10:22 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365818 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | 23:20 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368152 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 23:51 | 12:16 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 371259 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | - | 13:15 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 374868 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.