| Current Time: | Apr 13, 2026 at 1:29:03 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 115° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | -1.5° |
| Moon Distance: | 241,848 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | May 2, 2026, 5:23 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 1:39 am |

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lake Tekapo, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 6:38 am | ↑ (271°) | 6:53 pm | ↑ (93°) | 12:30 am | (43.2°) | 241,147 | 97.3% | |
| - | 7:46 am | ↑ (262°) | 7:11 pm | ↑ (102°) | 1:13 am | (49.5°) | 243,337 | 99.6% | ||
| 3 | - | 8:53 am | ↑ (254°) | 7:31 pm | ↑ (110°) | 1:55 am | (55.6°) | 245,497 | 99.7% | |
| 4 | - | 10:00 am | ↑ (246°) | 7:53 pm | ↑ (117°) | 2:39 am | (61.1°) | 247,531 | 97.7% | |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
| 5 | - | 10:07 am | ↑ (239°) | 7:19 pm | ↑ (123°) | 2:24 am | (66.0°) | 249,302 | 93.8% | |
| 6 | - | 11:13 am | ↑ (234°) | 7:52 pm | ↑ (127°) | 3:11 am | (69.8°) | 250,667 | 88.2% | |
| 7 | - | 12:16 pm | ↑ (230°) | 8:32 pm | ↑ (130°) | 4:00 am | (72.5°) | 251,474 | 81.2% | |
| 8 | - | 1:13 pm | ↑ (229°) | 9:20 pm | ↑ (131°) | 4:51 am | (73.9°) | 251,593 | 73.0% | |
| 9 | - | 2:01 pm | ↑ (230°) | 10:18 pm | ↑ (130°) | 5:42 am | (73.9°) | 250,932 | 63.9% | |
| - | 2:41 pm | ↑ (233°) | 11:21 pm | ↑ (126°) | 6:33 am | (72.4°) | 249,451 | 54.3% | ||
| 11 | - | 3:14 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 7:23 am | (69.6°) | 247,178 | 44.3% | ||
| 12 | 12:29 am | ↑ (120°) | 3:41 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 8:12 am | (65.6°) | 244,216 | 34.3% | |
| 13 | 1:39 am | ↑ (113°) | 4:04 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 8:59 am | (60.4°) | 240,747 | 24.7% | |
| 14 | 2:50 am | ↑ (105°) | 4:24 pm | ↑ (260°) | - | 9:44 am | (54.5°) | 237,009 | 15.9% | |
| 15 | 4:03 am | ↑ (96°) | 4:44 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 10:30 am | (47.9°) | 233,307 | 8.6% | |
| 16 | 5:17 am | ↑ (86°) | 5:05 pm | ↑ (278°) | - | 11:17 am | (41.0°) | 229,958 | 3.2% | |
| 6:34 am | ↑ (76°) | 5:27 pm | ↑ (288°) | - | 12:07 pm | (34.1°) | 227,268 | 0.4% | ||
| 18 | 7:55 am | ↑ (67°) | 5:54 pm | ↑ (296°) | - | 1:00 pm | (27.7°) | 225,474 | 0.6% | |
| 19 | 9:19 am | ↑ (59°) | 6:28 pm | ↑ (304°) | - | 1:58 pm | (22.4°) | 224,728 | 3.8% | |
| 20 | 10:42 am | ↑ (52°) | 7:12 pm | ↑ (309°) | - | 3:00 pm | (18.7°) | 225,038 | 10.1% | |
| 21 | 11:59 am | ↑ (49°) | 8:10 pm | ↑ (311°) | - | 4:05 pm | (17.0°) | 226,294 | 18.8% | |
| 22 | 1:03 pm | ↑ (49°) | 9:19 pm | ↑ (310°) | - | 5:10 pm | (17.5°) | 228,292 | 29.2% | |
| 23 | 1:53 pm | ↑ (53°) | 10:35 pm | ↑ (306°) | - | 6:11 pm | (19.9°) | 230,785 | 40.6% | |
| 2:30 pm | ↑ (58°) | 11:53 pm | ↑ (299°) | - | 7:07 pm | (24.0°) | 233,519 | 52.3% | ||
| 25 | 2:58 pm | ↑ (66°) | - | - | 7:58 pm | (29.2°) | 236,313 | 63.4% | ||
| 26 | - | 1:08 am | ↑ (291°) | 3:21 pm | ↑ (74°) | 8:45 pm | (35.0°) | 239,022 | 73.6% | |
| 27 | - | 2:20 am | ↑ (282°) | 3:41 pm | ↑ (82°) | 9:29 pm | (41.2°) | 241,570 | 82.5% | |
| 28 | - | 3:28 am | ↑ (274°) | 3:59 pm | ↑ (91°) | 10:11 pm | (47.5°) | 243,908 | 89.7% | |
| 29 | - | 4:35 am | ↑ (265°) | 4:17 pm | ↑ (99°) | 10:53 pm | (53.6°) | 246,023 | 95.0% | |
| 30 | - | 5:42 am | ↑ (257°) | 4:36 pm | ↑ (107°) | 11:35 pm | (59.2°) | 247,894 | 98.4% | |
| * All times are local time for Lake Tekapo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
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