Moon phases and lunar calendar for Christchurch

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Thursday, 23 April 2026, 08:22

Moonrise: 13:39

Moon phase:: Waxing crescent

Moonset: 22:21

Friday, 24 April 2026

Moonrise: 14:19

Moon phase:: First quarter

Moonset: 23:40

Moon phase calendar for month for Christchurch

Day	Moon phase	Moonrise	Nadir	Moonset	Illumination
01 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:51	01:34	06:39	98.68%
02 April, 2026	Full Moon	19:10	01:34	07:46	99.94%
03 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:29	01:34	08:52	99.15%
04 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:51	01:33	09:59	96.47%
05 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:17	01:33	10:04	91.93%
06 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	19:50	00:33	11:09	86.1%
07 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	20:30	00:32	12:10	79.07%
08 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	21:20	00:32	13:05	71.02%
09 April, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:17	00:32	13:52	62.17%
10 April, 2026	Last quarter	23:22	00:32	14:32	52.75%
11 April, 2026	Waning crescent	--:--	00:31	15:04	43.03%
12 April, 2026	Waning crescent	00:29	00:31	15:31	33.35%
13 April, 2026	Waning crescent	01:39	00:31	15:54	24.1%
14 April, 2026	Waning crescent	02:49	00:31	16:15	15.73%
15 April, 2026	Waning crescent	04:00	00:30	16:35	8.73%
16 April, 2026	Waning crescent	05:11	00:30	16:56	3.57%
17 April, 2026	Waning crescent	06:26	00:30	17:19	0.67%
18 April, 2026	New Moon	07:44	00:30	17:46	0.31%
19 April, 2026	Waxing crescent	09:04	00:29	18:19	2.65%
20 April, 2026	Waxing crescent	10:24	00:29	19:02	7.63%
21 April, 2026	Waxing crescent	11:41	00:29	19:57	15%
22 April, 2026	Waxing crescent	12:46	00:29	21:04	24.33%
23 April, 2026	Waxing crescent	13:39	00:29	22:21	35.04%
24 April, 2026	First quarter	14:19	00:28	23:40	46.45%
25 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	14:51	00:28	--:--	57.89%
26 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:16	00:28	00:58	68.72%
27 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:37	00:28	02:12	78.38%
28 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:56	00:28	03:24	86.47%
29 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	16:14	00:28	04:32	92.73%
30 April, 2026	Waxing gibbous	15:57	00:27	05:40	97.03%

Calculations City information

Illumination: 35.04%

Moonrise: 13:39

Nadir: 00:29

Moonset: 22:21

Altitude above/below the horizon: -52.2026°

Azimuth: -77.8399°

Distance to Earth: 227 756,39 mi

City: Christchurch, New Zealand

Population: 363926

Time Zone: Pacific/Auckland

GMT/UTC: 12 hours

Latitude: -43.53333

Latitude: 172.63333

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