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Lunar phase today Manawatu-Wanganui

Lunar Day 16

Moon phase today March 27, 2026

What is moon today in Manawatu-Wanganui?

Today's lunar phase in Manawatu-Wanganui, NEW ZEALAND, the moon is in 🌓 the First Quarter phase, with 59.02% illumination, with an age of 8.24 days. The current distance between Manawatu-Wanganui, NEW ZEALAND and the moon is 366,809.33km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude -39.2817207 and longitude 175.56851040000004 also base on Time zone Pacific/Auckland because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Friday, March 27, 2026
03:42:39 AM
Lunar Day 16
First Quarter
59.02%
Manawatu-Wanganui
NEW ZEALAND
  • Location:
    NEW ZEALAND, Manawatu-Wanganui
  • Moon phase:
    🌓 First Quarter
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    8.24
  • Illumination:
    59.02%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    16:15/00:28
  • Altitude:
    -31.04°
  • Period:
    🕑 15 Hours and 47 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    31.11°
  • Distance to Manawatu-Wanganui:
    366,809.33km
  • Next full Moon:
    April 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    5 Days, 14 Hours and 51 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

March 28, 2026
Lunar Day 9
First Quarter
Illumination: 68.12%
Rise
16:53
Set
01:41
March 29, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 77.9%
Rise
17:24
Set
02:54
March 30, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 86.22%
Rise
17:49
Set
04:04
March 31, 2026
Lunar Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 92.74%
Rise
18:12
Set
05:12
April 1, 2026
Lunar Day 13
Full Moon
Illumination: 97.23%
Rise
18:34
Set
06:17
April 2, 2026
Lunar Day 14
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.6%
Rise
18:56
Set
07:21
April 3, 2026
Lunar Day 15
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.85%
Rise
19:19
Set
08:24

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonFriday, March 20, 202608:1719:490.21%0.43
🌓 First QuarterWednesday, March 25, 202614:2923:2034.73%5.92
🌕 Full MoonWednesday, April 1, 202618:3406:1797.23%13.19
🌗 Last QuarterThursday, April 9, 202622:1813:2066.04%20.61

Moon Phase Calendar for March, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Waxing Gibbous🌔 89.19%Age 11.62
2Waxing Gibbous🌔 95.14%Age 12.67
3Full Moon🌕 98.77%Age 13.72
4Full Moon🌕 100%Age 14.74
5Full Moon🌕 98.91%Age 15.75
6Waning Gibbous🌖 95.72%Age 16.72
7Waning Gibbous🌖 90.71%Age 17.68
8Waning Gibbous🌖 84.21%Age 18.61
9Waning Gibbous🌖 76.55%Age 19.52
10Last Quarter🌗 68.03%Age 20.41
11Last Quarter🌗 58.94%Age 21.3
12Last Quarter🌗 49.54%Age 22.19
13Last Quarter🌗 40.11%Age 23.08
14Last Quarter🌗 30.91%Age 23.99
15Waning Crescent🌘 22.25%Age 24.91
16Waning Crescent🌘 14.47%Age 25.86
17Waning Crescent🌘 7.96%Age 26.84
18New Moon🌑 3.16%Age 27.85
19New Moon🌑 0.46%Age 28.89
20New Moon🌑 0.21%Age 0.43
21New Moon🌑 2.59%Age 1.52
22Waxing Crescent🌒 7.58%Age 2.62
23Waxing Crescent🌒 14.92%Age 3.73
24Waxing Crescent🌒 24.17%Age 4.83
25First Quarter🌓 34.73%Age 5.92
26First Quarter🌓 45.98%Age 7
27First Quarter🌓 57.31%Age 8.07
28First Quarter🌓 68.12%Age 9.13
29Waxing Gibbous🌔 77.9%Age 10.17
30Waxing Gibbous🌔 86.22%Age 11.19
31Waxing Gibbous🌔 92.74%Age 12.2