moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Avarua, Cook Islands (Rarotonga). This month starts with moon illumination of 48.4% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 33.8% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Avarua Local time): • 2026-12-23, 15:29
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:
363 337 km225 767 mi -
405 503 km251 968 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 | 00:58 | 13:06 | 43% | 375973 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 01:33 | 14:00 | 32.7% | 380613 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:06 | 14:53 | 23.4% | 385386 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:40 | 15:47 | 15.4% | 390041 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 03:17 | 16:40 | 8.9% | 394355 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:55 | 17:36 | 4.2% | 398137 km |
| 07 | Monday | 04:38 | 18:30 | 1.2% | 401239 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 05:25 | 19:25 | 0% | 403547 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 06:15 | 20:16 | 0.7% | 404984 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 07:08 | 21:03 | 3.1% | 405503 km |
| 11 | Friday | 08:01 | 21:46 | 7.2% | 405083 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 08:55 | 22:25 | 12.9% | 403728 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 09:47 | 23:01 | 19.9% | 401471 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:38 | 23:34 | 28% | 398379 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 11:29 | 00:00 | 37.1% | 394559 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 12:20 | 00:06 | 47% | 390165 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 13:13 | 00:38 | 57.2% | 385399 km |
| 18 | Friday | 14:08 | 01:13 | 67.4% | 380506 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 15:07 | 01:50 | 77.2% | 375759 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 16:11 | 02:32 | 86% | 371447 km |
| 21 | Monday | 17:20 | 03:21 | 93.1% | 367843 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 18:29 | 04:18 | 98% | 365184 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 19:36 | 05:24 | 100% | 363648 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 20:36 | 06:34 | 98.9% | 363337 km |
| 25 | Friday | 21:30 | 07:46 | 94.9% | 364269 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 22:15 | 08:54 | 88.3% | 366376 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 22:55 | 09:58 | 79.7% | 369513 km |
| 28 | Monday | 23:32 | 10:57 | 69.9% | 373467 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 11:54 | 59.4% | 377985 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:06 | 12:48 | 48.8% | 382791 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:41 | 13:43 | 38.6% | 387608 km |