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Moon in Tauranga

-37.6861°, 176.1667° · Bay of Plenty · Pacific/Auckland · 18 m elev.

Tonight in Tauranga: Mostly Cloudy, Excellent moon viewing. The Waning Gibbous moon rises at 7:46 PM at silver-white color near the horizon.

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+44.1°
Altitude+44.1°
Azimuth260.4°
Moonrise7:46 PM
Moonset9:24 AM

Current Phase

Waning Gibbous

Illumination: 94.9%
Lunar Day: 16.39 / 29.53
Moon Sign: ♏ Scorpio
Altitude+44.1°
Azimuth260.4°
Distance400,947 km
Local Time11:42:09 PM
SkyMostly Cloudy
Cloud Cover56%
Visibility10 km
Humidity75%
Temperature19°C

Rise & Set Times

Moonrise7:46 PM
Moonset9:24 AM
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset7:04 PM

Upcoming Phases

🌗
Last Quarter
Apr 10, 2026 · 4:52 PM
🌑
New Moon
Apr 17, 2026 · 11:52 PM
🌓
First Quarter
Apr 24, 2026 · 2:32 PM
🌕
Full Moon · Flower Moon
May 2, 2026 · 5:24 AM

Moon Calendar — April 2026

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
99%
2
100%
3
99%
4
97%
5
92%
6
86%
7
79%
8
71%
9
62%
10
52%
11
41%
12
31%
13
22%
14
14%
15
7%
16
3%
17
0%
18
0%
19
3%
20
9%
21
16%
22
26%
23
37%
24
49%
25
59%
26
69%
27
78%
28
86%
29
92%
30
97%

Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

Partial Lunar Eclipse Partially Visible
Aug 28, 2026 · 4:14 PM
Penumbral Begins1:25 PM
Partial Begins2:34 PM
Partial Ends5:53 PM
Penumbral Ends7:02 PM
Magnitude: 0.930 Duration: 198 min Peak Altitude: +12.7°
Penumbral Eclipse Not Visible
Feb 21, 2027 · 12:14 PM
Magnitude: -0.057
Penumbral Eclipse Fully Visible
Jul 19, 2027 · 4:04 AM
Penumbral Begins3:58 AM
Penumbral Ends4:09 AM
Magnitude: -1.068 Peak Altitude: +41.1°

Moon in Tauranga Today

The moon over Tauranga is currently a Waning Gibbous with 94.9% illumination, on day 16.39 of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. The moon's altitude is +44.1° and azimuth is 260.4°, at a distance of 400,947 km from Earth.

Moonrise is at 7:46 PM and moonset at 9:24 AM. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 7:04 PM. The next major phase is the Last Quarter on Apr 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM NZST.

Current sky conditions in Tauranga are Mostly Cloudy with 56% cloud cover, 10 km visibility, and 75% humidity. The temperature is 19°C (66°F).

The moon is high in the sky at +44.1°, appearing in its natural silver-white color with minimal atmospheric distortion. Moon viewing conditions are currently Excellent.

Upcoming Phases — Tauranga

PhaseDate & Time
🌗 Last QuarterApr 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM NZST
🌑 New MoonApr 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM NZST
🌓 First QuarterApr 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM NZST
🌕 Full MoonMay 2, 2026 at 5:24 AM NZST
🌗 Last QuarterMay 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM NZST
🌑 New MoonMay 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM NZST
🌓 First QuarterMay 23, 2026 at 11:12 PM NZST
🌕 Full MoonMay 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM NZST
🌗 Last QuarterJun 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM NZST
🌑 New MoonJun 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM NZST
🌓 First QuarterJun 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM NZST
🌕 Full MoonJun 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM NZST