moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 12:06, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 389 391 km241 956 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 43.62% / 53.74%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.3 (Day)
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2026-12-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -1.7° | 267.1° | 43.6% |
| 100 | -15.6° | 262.9° | 44% |
| 200 | -29.4° | 258° | 44.5% |
| 300 | -42.9° | 251.3° | 44.9% |
| 400 | -55.8° | 240.7° | 45.3% |
| 500 | -66.9° | 220.5° | 45.7% |
| 600 | -72.3° | 180.8° | 46.1% |
| 700 | -67.5° | 139.7° | 46.5% |
| 800 | -56.7° | 118.3° | 47% |
| 900 | -44° | 107.1° | 47.4% |
| 1000 | -30.5° | 100.1° | 47.8% |
| 1100 | -16.8° | 94.8° | 48.2% |
| 1200 | -2.9° | 90.2° | 48.6% |
| 1300 | 10.9° | 85.6° | 49.1% |
| 1400 | 24.7° | 80.6° | 49.5% |
| 1500 | 38.2° | 74.2° | 49.9% |
| 1600 | 51.1° | 64.8° | 50.3% |
| 1700 | 62.7° | 48.3° | 50.8% |
| 1800 | 70.1° | 16.4° | 51.2% |
| 1900 | 68.7° | 334.4° | 51.6% |
| 2000 | 59.5° | 307.9° | 52% |
| 2100 | 47.4° | 294.2° | 52.5% |
| 2200 | 34.2° | 286.1° | 52.9% |
| 2300 | 20.6° | 280.4° | 53.3% |
| 2400 | 6.7° | 275.9° | 53.7% |