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Christchurch, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2025

Moon: 78.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2025 at 3:29:26 am
Moon Direction: 267.16° W
Moon Altitude: -8.84°
Moon Distance: 249,492 mi
Next Full Moon: May 13, 2025, 4:55 am
Next New Moon: May 27, 2025, 3:02 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 3:20 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Christchurch, May 2025

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
111:37 am (49°)7:46 pm (311°)-3:42 pm(17.0°)228,54516.0%
212:37 pm (49°)8:55 pm (310°)-4:44 pm(17.8°)232,32025.6%
31:23 pm (53°)10:09 pm (305°)-5:42 pm(20.5°)236,28836.2%
41:57 pm (59°)11:22 pm (299°)-6:35 pm(24.5°)240,14447.0%
52:23 pm (66°)--7:23 pm(29.4°)243,63457.6%
6-12:32 am (291°)2:45 pm (73°)8:06 pm(34.9°)246,60367.5%
7-1:39 am (283°)3:03 pm (81°)8:47 pm(40.8°)248,96176.5%
8-2:43 am (275°)3:20 pm (89°)9:27 pm(46.7°)250,68984.2%

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9-3:45 am (267°)3:36 pm (97°)10:06 pm(52.6°)251,80290.6%
10-4:47 am (259°)3:54 pm (105°)10:46 pm(58.2°)252,34995.5%
11-5:50 am (251°)4:13 pm (112°)11:27 pm(63.3°)252,38498.6%
12-6:55 am (244°)4:36 pm (119°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
13-8:00 am (238°)5:03 pm (124°)12:12 am(67.8°)251,95899.8%
14-9:05 am (233°)5:38 pm (128°)12:59 am(71.3°)251,11299.2%
15-10:08 am (230°)6:22 pm (131°)1:50 am(73.7°)249,86396.6%
16-11:04 am (229°)7:16 pm (131°)2:42 am(74.7°)248,21892.1%
17-11:51 am (231°)8:19 pm (128°)3:36 am(74.2°)246,17185.8%
18-12:30 pm (235°)9:28 pm (123°)4:30 am(72.1°)243,72977.9%
19-1:02 pm (240°)10:40 pm (117°)5:21 am(68.5°)240,91368.5%
20-1:28 pm (248°)11:53 pm (109°)6:11 am(63.7°)237,79658.1%
21-1:51 pm (256°)-6:59 am(57.9°)234,48546.9%
221:07 am (100°)2:12 pm (265°)-7:47 am(51.3°)231,17435.6%
232:22 am (90°)2:32 pm (275°)-8:34 am(44.2°)228,09624.7%
243:40 am (80°)2:55 pm (284°)-9:24 am(37.0°)225,54215.0%
255:01 am (70°)3:20 pm (293°)-10:16 am(30.2°)223,7877.3%
266:25 am (61°)3:52 pm (302°)-11:13 am(24.3°)223,0922.2%
277:51 am (54°)4:34 pm (308°)-12:15 pm(19.9°)223,5900.2%
289:11 am (50°)5:27 pm (311°)-1:21 pm(17.5°)225,2831.5%
2910:20 am (49°)6:33 pm (311°)-2:26 pm(17.3°)228,0135.8%
3011:14 am (51°)7:48 pm (307°)-3:28 pm(19.2°)231,49912.6%
3111:54 am (56°)9:04 pm (301°)-4:25 pm(22.8°)235,37721.2%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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