moon .5deg.comColchester, United Kingdom (England, Essex) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Colchester local time (GMT+01:00
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Moonrise: 12:36, Moonset: 03:36.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 373 173 km231 879 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 78% / 86.67%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.7 (Day)
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2026-12-20
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 32.5° | 256.4° | 78% |
| 100 | 23.8° | 268.6° | 78.4% |
| 200 | 15° | 279.9° | 78.8% |
| 300 | 6.6° | 291° | 79.2% |
| 400 | -1.2° | 302.3° | 79.5% |
| 500 | -8.1° | 314.3° | 79.9% |
| 600 | -13.5° | 327.1° | 80.3% |
| 700 | -17.2° | 340.8° | 80.7% |
| 800 | -18.9° | 355° | 81% |
| 900 | -18.4° | 9.5° | 81.4% |
| 1000 | -15.6° | 23.4° | 81.8% |
| 1100 | -11° | 36.6° | 82.1% |
| 1200 | -4.8° | 48.8° | 82.5% |
| 1300 | 2.7° | 60.2° | 82.9% |
| 1400 | 10.9° | 71.1° | 83.2% |
| 1500 | 19.7° | 81.8° | 83.6% |
| 1600 | 28.8° | 92.8° | 83.9% |
| 1700 | 37.7° | 105° | 84.3% |
| 1800 | 46.1° | 119.2° | 84.6% |
| 1900 | 53.3° | 137° | 85% |
| 2000 | 58.2° | 159.4° | 85.3% |
| 2100 | 59.5° | 185.4° | 85.7% |
| 2200 | 56.9° | 210.6° | 86% |
| 2300 | 51.2° | 231.4° | 86.3% |
| 2400 | 43.7° | 247.8° | 86.7% |