moon .5deg.comEdinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Edinburgh local time (GMT+01:00
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Moonrise: 12:53, Moonset: 05:48.
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 | 44.1° | 240° | 86.7% |
| 100 | 36.8° | 254.7° | 87% |
| 200 | 28.9° | 267.6° | 87.3% |
| 300 | 21° | 279.5° | 87.7% |
| 400 | 13.4° | 290.9° | 88% |
| 500 | 6.3° | 302.3° | 88.3% |
| 600 | 0.1° | 314.1° | 88.6% |
| 700 | -4.9° | 326.4° | 88.9% |
| 800 | -8.8° | 339.3° | 89.2% |
| 900 | -10.3° | 352.5° | 89.5% |
| 1000 | -10.2° | 6° | 89.8% |
| 1100 | -8.4° | 19.2° | 90.1% |
| 1200 | -4.7° | 32° | 90.4% |
| 1300 | 0.4° | 44.1° | 90.7% |
| 1400 | 6.7° | 55.7° | 91% |
| 1500 | 13.9° | 66.9° | 91.3% |
| 1600 | 21.7° | 78° | 91.5% |
| 1700 | 29.8° | 89.4° | 91.8% |
| 1800 | 37.9° | 101.8° | 92.1% |
| 1900 | 45.6° | 116° | 92.4% |
| 2000 | 52.4° | 133.1° | 92.6% |
| 2100 | 57.3° | 154.1° | 92.9% |
| 2200 | 59.3° | 178.8° | 93.1% |
| 2300 | 57.8° | 203.7° | 93.4% |
| 2400 | 53.3° | 225.4° | 93.6% |