moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 12:56, Moonset: 00:22.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 384 585 km238 970 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 53.74% / 64.02%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.2 (Day)
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2026-12-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 6.7° | 275.9° | 53.7% |
| 100 | -7.3° | 271.9° | 54.2% |
| 200 | -21.3° | 267.9° | 54.6% |
| 300 | -35.2° | 263.4° | 55% |
| 400 | -49° | 257.3° | 55.5% |
| 500 | -62.4° | 247.2° | 55.9% |
| 600 | -74.2° | 223.4° | 56.3% |
| 700 | -78° | 162° | 56.7% |
| 800 | -68.9° | 120° | 57.2% |
| 900 | -56.1° | 105° | 57.6% |
| 1000 | -42.5° | 97.2° | 58% |
| 1100 | -28.7° | 91.9° | 58.5% |
| 1200 | -14.9° | 87.4° | 58.9% |
| 1300 | -1.1° | 83.1° | 59.3% |
| 1400 | 12.6° | 78.4° | 59.8% |
| 1500 | 26° | 72.6° | 60.2% |
| 1600 | 38.8° | 64.9° | 60.6% |
| 1700 | 50.7° | 53.3° | 61% |
| 1800 | 60.2° | 34° | 61.5% |
| 1900 | 64.6° | 4.1° | 61.9% |
| 2000 | 61.5° | 332.8° | 62.3% |
| 2100 | 52.7° | 311.7° | 62.7% |
| 2200 | 41.1° | 299.1° | 63.2% |
| 2300 | 28.4° | 291° | 63.6% |
| 2400 | 15.1° | 285.3° | 64% |