moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Orange, Australia (New South Wales, Orange Municipality). This month starts with moon illumination of 58% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 42.4% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Orange Local time): • 2026-12-24, 12:29
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:
363 386 km225 798 mi -
405 502 km251 967 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 | 01:03 | 12:33 | 52.5% | 372230 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 01:33 | 13:36 | 41.7% | 376537 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:00 | 14:37 | 31.5% | 381207 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:27 | 15:37 | 22.4% | 385979 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:55 | 16:37 | 14.5% | 390603 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:26 | 17:38 | 8.3% | 394860 km |
| 07 | Monday | 03:59 | 18:37 | 3.7% | 398565 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 04:38 | 19:36 | 0.9% | 401572 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 05:23 | 20:31 | 0% | 403775 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 06:12 | 21:21 | 0.9% | 405100 km |
| 11 | Friday | 07:07 | 22:05 | 3.6% | 405502 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 08:03 | 22:43 | 7.9% | 404964 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 09:01 | 23:17 | 13.7% | 403494 km |
| 14 | Monday | 09:59 | 23:46 | 20.8% | 401128 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:57 | 00:00 | 29.1% | 397938 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:54 | 00:13 | 38.3% | 394037 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:51 | 00:39 | 48.2% | 389585 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:51 | 01:05 | 58.5% | 384789 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 14:54 | 01:33 | 68.7% | 379898 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 16:02 | 02:03 | 78.4% | 375191 km |
| 21 | Monday | 17:13 | 02:39 | 87% | 370953 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 18:27 | 03:24 | 93.9% | 367455 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 19:39 | 04:18 | 98.4% | 364928 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 20:43 | 05:23 | 100% | 363541 km |
| 25 | Friday | 21:38 | 06:36 | 98.6% | 363386 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 22:23 | 07:53 | 94.2% | 364470 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 23:01 | 09:08 | 87.3% | 366716 km |
| 28 | Monday | 23:33 | 10:19 | 78.5% | 369967 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 11:26 | 68.6% | 374007 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:02 | 12:29 | 58% | 378576 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:29 | 13:31 | 47.5% | 383398 km |