Moon phase, moonrise and moonset times in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Current local time 5:02:17 AM (UTC+12)
Today, May 17
- Moonrise7:31 AMMoonset5:26 PM
- Moon PhaseNew moonIlumination0%
Tomorrow, May 18
- Moonrise8:35 AMMoonset6:12 PM
- Moon PhaseWaxing crescentIlumination2%
- New Moon17 May8:01 AM
- First Quarter23 May11:11 PM
- Full Moon31 May8:45 PM
- Third Quarter8 June10:00 PM
- New Moon15 June2:54 PM
May 2026 — Moon in Palmerston North
| Icon | Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Moon phase | Illumination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Fri | — | 5:53 AM | 4:58 PM | Waxing gibbous | 99% | |
| May 2 | Sat | — | 6:59 AM | 5:30 PM | Full moon | 100% | |
| May 3 | Sun | — | 8:05 AM | 6:08 PM | Waning gibbous | 99% | |
| May 4 | Mon | — | 9:10 AM | 6:51 PM | Waning gibbous | 95% | |
| May 5 | Tue | — | 10:12 AM | 7:41 PM | Waning gibbous | 91% | |
| May 6 | Wed | — | 11:08 AM | 8:38 PM | Waning gibbous | 84% | |
| May 7 | Thu | — | 11:58 AM | 9:40 PM | Waning gibbous | 77% | |
| May 8 | Fri | — | 12:41 PM | 10:45 PM | Waning gibbous | 68% | |
| May 9 | Sat | — | 1:18 PM | 11:51 PM | Waning gibbous | 59% | |
| May 10 | Sun | — | 1:51 PM | — | Third quarter | 49% | |
| May 11 | Mon | 12:57 AM | 2:20 PM | — | Waning crescent | 39% | |
| May 12 | Tue | 2:03 AM | 2:48 PM | — | Waning crescent | 29% | |
| May 13 | Wed | 3:08 AM | 3:15 PM | — | Waning crescent | 19% | |
| May 14 | Thu | 4:13 AM | 3:43 PM | — | Waning crescent | 11% | |
| May 15 | Fri | 5:19 AM | 4:13 PM | — | Waning crescent | 5% | |
| May 16 | Sat | 6:25 AM | 4:47 PM | — | Waning crescent | 1% | |
| May 17 | Sun | 7:31 AM | 5:26 PM | — | New moon | 0% | |
| May 18 | Mon | 8:35 AM | 6:12 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 2% | |
| May 19 | Tue | 9:36 AM | 7:04 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 7% | |
| May 20 | Wed | 10:30 AM | 8:03 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 14% | |
| May 21 | Thu | 11:18 AM | 9:06 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 24% | |
| May 22 | Fri | 11:59 AM | 10:11 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 34% | |
| May 23 | Sat | 12:35 PM | 11:17 PM | — | First quarter | 45% | |
| May 24 | Sun | — | — | 1:06 PM | Waxing gibbous | 56% | |
| May 25 | Mon | — | 12:23 AM | 1:35 PM | Waxing gibbous | 66% | |
| May 26 | Tue | — | 1:29 AM | 2:02 PM | Waxing gibbous | 75% | |
| May 27 | Wed | — | 2:34 AM | 2:29 PM | Waxing gibbous | 83% | |
| May 28 | Thu | — | 3:39 AM | 2:58 PM | Waxing gibbous | 90% | |
| May 29 | Fri | — | 4:45 AM | 3:29 PM | Waxing gibbous | 95% | |
| May 30 | Sat | — | 5:51 AM | 4:04 PM | Waxing gibbous | 98% | |
| May 31 | Sun | — | 6:57 AM | 4:45 PM | Full moon | 100% |
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