Moon phases and lunar calendar for Christchurch

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Saturday, 17 January 2026, 19:23

Moonrise: 03:48

Moon phase:: Waning crescent

Moonset: 20:21

Sunday, 18 January 2026

Moonrise: 04:48

Moon phase:: Waning crescent

Moonset: 21:01

Moon phase calendar for month for Christchurch

Day	Moon phase	Moonrise	Nadir	Moonset	Illumination
01 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	19:28	01:33	02:58	94.07%
02 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	20:38	01:34	03:48	98.28%
03 January, 2026	Full Moon	21:37	01:34	04:50	99.83%
04 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:20	01:35	06:03	98.74%
05 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:54	01:35	07:21	95.17%
06 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	23:21	01:36	08:39	89.45%
07 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	23:42	01:36	09:53	82.01%
08 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	--:--	01:36	11:04	73.32%
09 January, 2026	Waning gibbous	00:01	01:37	12:12	63.86%
10 January, 2026	Last quarter	00:19	01:37	13:18	54.08%
11 January, 2026	Waning crescent	00:37	01:38	14:23	44.38%
12 January, 2026	Waning crescent	00:56	01:38	15:29	35.07%
13 January, 2026	Waning crescent	01:18	01:38	16:34	26.42%
14 January, 2026	Waning crescent	01:45	01:39	17:38	18.66%
15 January, 2026	Waning crescent	02:16	01:39	18:39	11.99%
16 January, 2026	Waning crescent	02:58	01:40	19:34	6.6%
17 January, 2026	Waning crescent	03:48	01:40	20:21	2.7%
18 January, 2026	Waning crescent	04:48	01:40	21:01	0.5%
19 January, 2026	New Moon	05:53	01:41	21:33	0.19%
20 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	07:02	01:41	22:00	1.95%
21 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	08:13	01:41	22:23	5.86%
22 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	09:25	01:41	22:44	11.92%
23 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	10:37	01:42	23:05	19.98%
24 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	11:51	01:42	23:26	29.74%
25 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	13:07	01:42	23:50	40.72%
26 January, 2026	Waxing crescent	14:26	01:43	--:--	52.33%
27 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:47	01:43	00:18	63.91%
28 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	17:08	01:43	00:53	74.74%
29 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:22	01:43	01:38	84.18%
30 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	19:26	01:43	02:35	91.69%
31 January, 2026	Waxing gibbous	20:14	01:44	03:42	96.89%

Calculations City information

Illumination: 2.7%

Moonrise: 03:48

Nadir: 01:40

Moonset: 20:21

Altitude above/below the horizon: 8.5374°

Azimuth: 59.798°

Distance to Earth: 249 296,05 mi

City: Christchurch, New Zealand

Population: 363926

Time Zone: Pacific/Auckland

GMT/UTC: 13 hours

Latitude: -43.53333

Latitude: 172.63333

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