Moon in Christchurch
Today the moon over Christchurch, New Zealand is in the Waxing Gibbous phase at 93% illumination. Moonrise is 16:41 and moonset is 04:43.
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Waxing Gibbous
93% illuminated
🌒 Moonrise
16:41
Rises in the E 92°
🌘 Moonset
04:43
Sets in the W 264°
Next phases
🌑 New Moon — Mon, Nov 9, 2026
🌕 Full Moon — Mon, Oct 26, 2026
October 2026 — daily moon phases
Moonrise and moonset in Christchurch local time, plus how many hours of each night are truly dark — the sun more than 18° below the horizon and the moon down. The best nights for stars, meteors and the Milky Way are highlighted.
| Date | Phase | Illumination | Moonrise | Moonset | Dark sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | Waning Gibbous | 74% | — | 08:55 | 4h 00m |
| 2 Fri | Waning Gibbous | 64% | 01:12 | 09:45 | 5h 10m |
| 3 Sat | Last Quarter | 53% | 02:22 | 10:47 | 6h 00m |
| 4 Sun | Last Quarter | 43% | 03:21 | 12:01 | 6h 50m |
| 5 Mon | Waning Crescent | 33% | 04:06 | 13:19 | 7h 20m |
| 6 Tue | Waning Crescent | 23% | 04:43 | 14:40 | 7h 50m |
| 7 Wed | Waning Crescent | 15% | 05:11 | 15:58 | 7h 50m |
| 8 Thu | Waning Crescent | 8% | 05:35 | 17:12 | 7h 50m |
| 9 Fri | Waning Crescent | 3% | 05:56 | 18:23 | 7h 40m |
| 10 Sat | New Moon | 1% | 06:16 | 19:34 | 7h 40m |
| 11 Sun | New Moon | 0% | 06:36 | 20:43 | 7h 40m |
| 12 Mon | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 06:57 | 21:53 | 7h 10m |
| 13 Tue | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 07:23 | 23:00 | 6h 00m |
| 14 Wed | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 07:53 | — | 4h 50m |
| 15 Thu | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 08:30 | 00:04 | 3h 50m |
| 16 Fri | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 09:15 | 01:03 | 3h 00m |
| 17 Sat | Waxing Crescent | 38% | 10:08 | 01:54 | 2h 10m |
| 18 Sun | First Quarter | 49% | 11:09 | 02:36 | 1h 40m |
| 19 Mon | Waxing Gibbous | 59% | 12:13 | 03:10 | 1h 10m |
| 20 Tue | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 13:19 | 03:39 | 0h 40m |
| 21 Wed | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 14:26 | 04:03 | 0h 20m |
| 22 Thu | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 15:33 | 04:23 | — |
| 23 Fri | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 16:41 | 04:43 | — |
| 24 Sat | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 17:50 | 05:03 | — |
| 25 Sun | Full Moon | 100% | 19:01 | 05:23 | — |
| 26 Mon | Full Moon | 100% | 20:17 | 05:47 | — |
| 27 Tue | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 21:35 | 06:15 | — |
| 28 Wed | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 22:52 | 06:50 | 0h 50m |
| 29 Thu | Waning Gibbous | 87% | — | 07:34 | 2h 00m |
| 30 Fri | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 00:05 | 08:31 | 3h 10m |
| 31 Sat | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 01:09 | 09:41 | 4h 00m |
Moon questions for Christchurch
When is the best time for stargazing in Christchurch?
Around new moon, when the moon is down for the whole of the dark part of the night. In October 2026 the nights with the most moonless darkness in Christchurch start on 4–12 October, with up to 7h 50m of fully dark sky (sun more than 18° below the horizon, moon below the horizon).
Which way up does the moon look from Christchurch?
Seen from Christchurch, in the Southern Hemisphere, the moon looks upside down compared with European or North American pictures: a waxing moon is lit on the left and a waning moon on the right. The moon emoji on this page follow the northern convention.
When is the Harvest Moon in Christchurch?
The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the March equinox — the start of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. In Christchurch it falls on 2 April 2026 and on 22 March 2027. The traditional moon names in the full-moon table below follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so they don't use this name.
Full moons in Christchurch, 2026–2027
The exact moment of each full moon, converted to Christchurch local time, with the traditional name for that month's moon and when it rises over the city that day. A full moon rises around sunset, so the evening of the listed date — or the one before, if the full moon falls in the early morning — is the best time to see it.
| Date | Exact time | Name | Moonrise that day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 January 2026 | 23:03 | Wolf Moon | 21:33 |
| Mon 2 February 2026 | 11:10 | Snow Moon | 21:20 |
| Wed 4 March 2026 | 00:39 | Worm Moon | 20:27 |
| Thu 2 April 2026 | 15:13 | Pink Moon | 19:07 |
| Sat 2 May 2026 | 05:24 | Flower Moon | 17:17 |
| Sun 31 May 2026 | 20:46 | Blue Moon | 16:22 |
| Tue 30 June 2026 | 11:57 | Strawberry Moon | 16:46 |
| Thu 30 July 2026 | 02:36 | Buck Moon | 17:50 |
| Fri 28 August 2026 | 16:19 | Sturgeon Moon | 17:53 |
| Sun 27 September 2026 | 05:49 | Corn Moon | 20:06 |
| Mon 26 October 2026 | 17:12 | Hunter's Moon | 20:17 |
| Wed 25 November 2026 | 03:54 | Beaver Moon | 21:48 |
| Thu 24 December 2026 | 14:28 | Cold Moon | 21:42 |
| Sat 23 January 2027 | 01:18 | Wolf Moon | 21:39 |
| Sun 21 February 2027 | 12:24 | Snow Moon | 20:31 |
| Mon 22 March 2027 | 23:44 | Worm Moon | 19:17 |
| Wed 21 April 2027 | 10:27 | Pink Moon | 17:29 |
| Thu 20 May 2027 | 22:59 | Flower Moon | 16:31 |
| Sat 19 June 2027 | 12:45 | Strawberry Moon | 16:45 |
| Mon 19 July 2027 | 03:45 | Buck Moon | 17:41 |
| Tue 17 August 2027 | 19:29 | Sturgeon Moon | 17:38 |
| Thu 16 September 2027 | 11:04 | Corn Moon | 18:35 |
| Sat 16 October 2027 | 02:47 | Hunter's Moon | 20:41 |
| Sun 14 November 2027 | 16:26 | Beaver Moon | 20:46 |
| Tue 14 December 2027 | 05:09 | Cold Moon | 21:48 |
Times calculated with Jean Meeus's lunar phase algorithm (accurate to about a minute). A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. The traditional names come from Northern Hemisphere seasons, so they run six months out of step with the seasons in Christchurch.
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About moon data for Christchurch
Moonrise and moonset times are calculated for Christchurch's coordinates (-43.53°, 172.64°) using standard lunar geometry. The lunar phase is independent of location — illumination percent and phase name are the same for any observer on Earth.