moon .5deg.comColchester, United Kingdom (England, Essex) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Colchester local time (GMT+01:00
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Moonrise: 13:02, Moonset: 05:05.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 242 km229 436 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86.67% / 93.63%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.8 (Day)
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2026-12-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 43.7° | 247.8° | 86.7% |
| 100 | 35.3° | 261.3° | 87% |
| 200 | 26.5° | 273.1° | 87.3% |
| 300 | 17.8° | 284° | 87.7% |
| 400 | 9.6° | 294.8° | 88% |
| 500 | 2° | 305.8° | 88.3% |
| 600 | -4.5° | 317.4° | 88.6% |
| 700 | -9.6° | 329.7° | 88.9% |
| 800 | -13.1° | 342.8° | 89.2% |
| 900 | -14.6° | 356.3° | 89.5% |
| 1000 | -13.9° | 9.9° | 89.8% |
| 1100 | -11.2° | 23.2° | 90.1% |
| 1200 | -6.9° | 35.7° | 90.4% |
| 1300 | -0.7° | 47.4° | 90.7% |
| 1400 | 6.5° | 58.5° | 91% |
| 1500 | 14.6° | 69° | 91.3% |
| 1600 | 23.2° | 79.4° | 91.5% |
| 1700 | 32.2° | 90.3° | 91.8% |
| 1800 | 41.1° | 102.2° | 92.1% |
| 1900 | 49.6° | 116.5° | 92.4% |
| 2000 | 56.9° | 134.6° | 92.6% |
| 2100 | 61.9° | 158.4° | 92.9% |
| 2200 | 63.2° | 186.8° | 93.1% |
| 2300 | 60.2° | 213.8° | 93.4% |
| 2400 | 54.1° | 235.1° | 93.6% |