Moonrise and Moonset Tauranga Today – Moon Phase and Calendar

Moonrise in Tauranga today at 04:44, moonset at 15:43, 15% lit. Next full moon: October 26. Moon times for every day, the moon's path and the moon calendar.

The moon today in Tauranga

  • Waning Crescent · 13 % lit
  • Moon age: 26.2 days
  • Rises at 04:44 in the east-northeast (72°)
  • Sets at 15:43 in the west-northwest (285°)
  • Highest point: 10:13 · 39° north
  • Distance: 376,700 km
  • Next Full Moon: Mon, October 26, 17:11
  • Next New Moon: Sun, October 11, 04:50

Where we are in the lunar cycle

  • New moon: Sun, October 11, 04:50
  • First quarter: Mon, October 19, 05:12
  • Full moon: Mon, October 26, 17:11
  • Last quarter: Mon, November 2, 09:28
  • All times are local time in Tauranga.

Moon calendar October 2026

  • 1 Thu: 75 %
  • 2 Fri: 64 %
  • 3 Sat: 53 %
  • 4 Sun: 41 % · Last quarter 02:25
  • 5 Mon: 30 %
  • 6 Tue: 21 %
  • 7 Wed: 12 %
  • 8 Thu: 6 %
  • 9 Fri: 2 %
  • 10 Sat: 0 %
  • 11 Sun: 1 % · New moon 04:50
  • 12 Mon: 3 %
  • 13 Tue: 7 %
  • 14 Wed: 13 %
  • 15 Thu: 21 %
  • 16 Fri: 29 %
  • 17 Sat: 38 %
  • 18 Sun: 47 %
  • 19 Mon: 56 % · First quarter 05:12
  • 20 Tue: 66 %
  • 21 Wed: 75 %
  • 22 Thu: 83 %
  • 23 Fri: 90 %
  • 24 Sat: 96 %
  • 25 Sun: 99 %
  • 26 Mon: 100 % · Full moon 17:11
  • 27 Tue: 98 %
  • 28 Wed: 93 %
  • 29 Thu: 86 %
  • 30 Fri: 77 %
  • 31 Sat: 67 %
  • Illumination at 9 pm local time. Main phases with their exact time; ✦ marks a supermoon.

All full moons 2026

  • Wolf Moon: Sat, January 3, 23:03 · 362,300 km
  • Snow Moon: Mon, February 2, 11:10 · 371,400 km
  • Worm Moon: Wed, March 4, 00:38 · 382,600 km
  • Pink Moon: Thu, April 2, 15:13 · 393,600 km
  • Flower Moon: Sat, May 2, 05:24 · 402,000 km
  • Blue Moon: Sun, May 31, 20:46 · 406,100 km
  • Strawberry Moon: Tue, June 30, 11:57 · 405,300 km
  • Buck Moon: Thu, July 30, 02:36 · 399,600 km
  • Sturgeon Moon: Fri, August 28, 16:18 · 390,400 km
  • Harvest Moon: Sun, September 27, 05:49 · 379,400 km
  • Hunter's Moon: Mon, October 26, 17:11 · 368,900 km
  • Beaver Moon: Wed, November 25, 03:53 · 360,800 km · Supermoon
  • Cold Moon: Thu, December 24, 14:28 · 356,700 km · Supermoon
  • The names come from North American and European folklore. South of the equator they are shifted by six months to match the seasons.
  • Wed, Oct 7: Moonrise 04:44 · Moonset 15:43 · 15% lit
  • Thu, Oct 8: Moonrise 05:11 · Moonset 16:51 · 8% lit
  • Fri, Oct 9: Moonrise 05:36 · Moonset 17:57 · 3% lit
  • Sat, Oct 10: Moonrise 06:01 · Moonset 19:02 · 1% lit
  • Sun, Oct 11: Moonrise 06:26 · Moonset 20:07 · 0% lit
  • Mon, Oct 12: Moonrise 06:52 · Moonset 21:12 · 2% lit
  • Tue, Oct 13: Moonrise 07:23 · Moonset 22:16 · 6% lit
  • Wed, Oct 14: Moonrise 07:57 · Moonset 23:18 · 11% lit
  • Thu, Oct 15: Moonrise 08:38 · Moonset – · 18% lit
  • Fri, Oct 16: Moonrise 09:25 · Moonset 00:16 · 26% lit
  • Sat, Oct 17: Moonrise 10:17 · Moonset 01:08 · 34% lit
  • Sun, Oct 18: Moonrise 11:15 · Moonset 01:54 · 43% lit
  • Mon, Oct 19: Moonrise 12:16 · Moonset 02:33 · 53% lit
  • Tue, Oct 20: Moonrise 13:17 · Moonset 03:06 · 62% lit