OBSERVATORY / NEW ZEALAND
Space Place at Carter Observatory
40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
41.2842° S · 174.7670° E
Calculated for September 21, 2026 (Pacific/Auckland · UTC+12:00 at calculation).
Tonight's Moon
Waxing Gibbous · 74% illuminated
Moonrise 12:21 · Moonset 03:18
Times are for local date 2026-09-21.
The Moon image shows its phase, not its orientation in the local sky.
Facility-local time (Pacific/Auckland · UTC+12:00 at calculation). These are astronomical event times, not venue hours.
Visit information
Public planetarium and exhibition visits, with telescope viewing when weather permits. Check current evening sessions and confirm telescope availability with the venue.
Hours, prices, reservations and weather can change. Check the official venue information before travelling.
Record checked 2026-09-21. Source ↗ · Coordinate source ↗
The dark part of the night
Astronomical night is shown in separate facility-local intervals for 2026-09-21 evening through the following morning.
- 20:00 (UTC+12:00) — Sep 22 · 04:30 (UTC+12:00)
Moon-free intervals within that night:
- Sep 22 · 04:00 (UTC+12:00) — Sep 22 · 04:30 (UTC+12:00)
The chart shows astronomical twilight, Moon altitude and geometric planet positions. It does not describe venue access, weather, haze, light pollution or local obstructions.