moon .5deg.comColchester, United Kingdom (England, Essex) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Colchester local time (GMT+01:00
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Moonrise: 11:51, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 387 416 km240 729 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 47.8% / 58.03%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.7 (Day)
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2026-12-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -2° | 272.6° | 47.8% |
| 100 | -10.5° | 284.4° | 48.2% |
| 200 | -18.7° | 296.8° | 48.6% |
| 300 | -25.9° | 310.5° | 49.1% |
| 400 | -31.7° | 325.8° | 49.5% |
| 500 | -35.4° | 342.7° | 49.9% |
| 600 | -36.4° | 0.6° | 50.3% |
| 700 | -34.7° | 18.4° | 50.8% |
| 800 | -30.4° | 35° | 51.2% |
| 900 | -24.1° | 49.7° | 51.6% |
| 1000 | -16.4° | 62.9° | 52% |
| 1100 | -7.9° | 74.9° | 52.5% |
| 1200 | 1.2° | 86.4° | 52.9% |
| 1300 | 10.4° | 97.7° | 53.3% |
| 1400 | 19.3° | 109.6° | 53.7% |
| 1500 | 27.6° | 122.6° | 54.2% |
| 1600 | 34.7° | 137.4° | 54.6% |
| 1700 | 39.9° | 154.5° | 55% |
| 1800 | 42.6° | 173.5° | 55.5% |
| 1900 | 42.4° | 193.2° | 55.9% |
| 2000 | 39.2° | 211.9° | 56.3% |
| 2100 | 33.6° | 228.5° | 56.7% |
| 2200 | 26.4° | 243.1° | 57.2% |
| 2300 | 18.2° | 256° | 57.6% |
| 2400 | 9.5° | 267.9° | 58% |