moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-15.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 10:28, Moonset: 23:14.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 397 789 km247 175 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 25.19% / 34.01%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5.4 (Day)
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2026-12-15
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -17.3° | 249.6° | 25.2% |
| 100 | -30.2° | 243° | 25.5% |
| 200 | -42.2° | 233.6° | 25.9% |
| 300 | -52.5° | 219.1° | 26.2% |
| 400 | -59.3° | 196.7° | 26.6% |
| 500 | -60.1° | 168.4° | 27% |
| 600 | -54.6° | 143.8° | 27.3% |
| 700 | -44.9° | 127.5° | 27.7% |
| 800 | -33.3° | 116.9° | 28% |
| 900 | -20.5° | 109.6° | 28.4% |
| 1000 | -7.3° | 104.2° | 28.8% |
| 1100 | 6.3° | 99.7° | 29.1% |
| 1200 | 20.1° | 95.6° | 29.5% |
| 1300 | 33.9° | 91.5° | 29.9% |
| 1400 | 47.8° | 86.8° | 30.2% |
| 1500 | 61.6° | 79.9° | 30.6% |
| 1600 | 74.8° | 64.3° | 31% |
| 1700 | 82.7° | 354.5° | 31.4% |
| 1800 | 73.4° | 294.8° | 31.7% |
| 1900 | 60° | 281° | 32.1% |
| 2000 | 46.1° | 274.6° | 32.5% |
| 2100 | 32.1° | 270.2° | 32.9% |
| 2200 | 18.1° | 266.4° | 33.3% |
| 2300 | 4.2° | 262.6° | 33.6% |
| 2400 | -9.6° | 258.4° | 34% |