moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Karukh, Afghanistan (Herat). This month starts with moon illumination of 55% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 39.6% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Karukh Local time): • 2026-12-24, 05:59
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (December 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 375 km225 791 mi -
405 450 km251 935 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 12:41 | 49.5% | 373346 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:37 | 13:08 | 38.8% | 377777 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:39 | 13:34 | 28.9% | 382500 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:40 | 14:01 | 20.1% | 387256 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 03:41 | 14:29 | 12.7% | 391801 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 04:42 | 15:02 | 6.8% | 395925 km |
| 07 | Monday | 05:43 | 15:39 | 2.8% | 399454 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 06:42 | 16:21 | 0.5% | 402252 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 07:39 | 17:09 | 0.1% | 404223 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 08:30 | 18:03 | 1.5% | 405301 km |
| 11 | Friday | 09:16 | 18:59 | 4.6% | 405450 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 09:55 | 19:58 | 9.3% | 404657 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 10:28 | 20:56 | 15.5% | 402939 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:58 | 21:55 | 23% | 400342 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 11:25 | 22:52 | 31.5% | 396946 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:50 | 23:51 | 41% | 392878 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:15 | 00:00 | 51% | 388311 km |
| 18 | Friday | 12:41 | 00:51 | 61.2% | 383463 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 13:11 | 01:54 | 71.4% | 378593 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 13:45 | 03:00 | 80.9% | 373985 km |
| 21 | Monday | 14:25 | 04:12 | 89.1% | 369922 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 15:17 | 05:26 | 95.3% | 366666 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 16:18 | 06:39 | 99.1% | 364434 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 17:31 | 07:46 | 99.9% | 363375 km |
| 25 | Friday | 18:47 | 08:43 | 97.7% | 363559 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 20:04 | 09:30 | 92.6% | 364969 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 21:17 | 10:08 | 85.1% | 367505 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:25 | 10:40 | 75.9% | 370994 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:31 | 11:10 | 65.8% | 375204 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:37 | 55.2% | 379869 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:33 | 12:04 | 44.7% | 384711 km |