14 AUG 2026today
13 aug
11 sept
moon phase today in wellington: waxing crescent, 4% illuminated
location
tonight
14 AUG 2026
current cycle
13 aug
11 sept
current phase
waxing crescent
illum 4%
dist 378,828 km
size 101.5%
sign virgo → libra
current cycle
cycle #32913 AUG — 11 SEPT
selected day14 AUG 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waxing crescent · building
illum
4.3%
age
1.18 days
rise
08:20
set
19:25
tonight's pathwellington
time00:00· now
altitude-45.0°
azimuth223° SW
illuminated4.3%
positionunder horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
378,828 kmdist Δ
1.4% closersize
101.5% of meanposition
alt / az
-45° / 223°sign
virgo→ sign
libra 14:00sun
sunrise
07:15sunset
17:39day length
10h 23mgolden
16:59blue
18:07cycle
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#329déjà vu
—moon phase today in wellington
the moon is currently in a waxing crescent phase, 4% illuminated, in the sign of virgo. it is about average size, at a distance of 378,828 km from earth.
from wellington, the moon rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:25. the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:39.
this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on fri, 11 sept 2026.
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