moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-23.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 18:07, Moonset: 04:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 364 846 km226 705 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 96.63% / 99.62%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13.6 (Day)
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2026-12-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 42.8° | 337.4° | 96.6% |
| 100 | 35.9° | 323.4° | 96.8% |
| 200 | 26.7° | 313° | 97% |
| 300 | 15.9° | 305.4° | 97.2% |
| 400 | 4.3° | 300° | 97.3% |
| 500 | -7.9° | 296° | 97.5% |
| 600 | -20.4° | 293.3° | 97.7% |
| 700 | -33.1° | 291.8° | 97.8% |
| 800 | -45.8° | 292° | 98% |
| 900 | -58.5° | 294.9° | 98.1% |
| 1000 | -70.5° | 305.3° | 98.2% |
| 1100 | -79° | 343.3° | 98.4% |
| 1200 | -75.5° | 41.7° | 98.5% |
| 1300 | -64.5° | 61.2° | 98.6% |
| 1400 | -52.1° | 66.8° | 98.7% |
| 1500 | -39.4° | 68° | 98.8% |
| 1600 | -26.7° | 67.2° | 99% |
| 1700 | -14.1° | 65° | 99.1% |
| 1800 | -2.1° | 61.7° | 99.2% |
| 1900 | 10° | 56.9° | 99.2% |
| 2000 | 21.1° | 50.5° | 99.3% |
| 2100 | 31° | 41.6° | 99.4% |
| 2200 | 39° | 29.5° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 44.2° | 13.9° | 99.6% |
| 2400 | 45.4° | 356° | 99.6% |