moon .5deg.comLeicester, United Kingdom (England, City of Leicester) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Leicester local time (GMT+01:00
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Moonrise: 13:06, Moonset: 05:18.
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 | 44.5° | 245.1° | 86.7% |
| 100 | 36.4° | 259° | 87% |
| 200 | 27.8° | 271.1° | 87.3% |
| 300 | 19.2° | 282.3° | 87.7% |
| 400 | 11° | 293.1° | 88% |
| 500 | 3.5° | 304.2° | 88.3% |
| 600 | -3.1° | 315.7° | 88.6% |
| 700 | -8.5° | 328° | 88.9% |
| 800 | -12° | 340.9° | 89.2% |
| 900 | -13.7° | 354.4° | 89.5% |
| 1000 | -13.4° | 8° | 89.8% |
| 1100 | -11° | 21.3° | 90.1% |
| 1200 | -6.8° | 33.9° | 90.4% |
| 1300 | -1.1° | 45.8° | 90.7% |
| 1400 | 5.9° | 57° | 91% |
| 1500 | 13.7° | 67.7° | 91.3% |
| 1600 | 22.2° | 78.2° | 91.5% |
| 1700 | 30.9° | 89.1° | 91.8% |
| 1800 | 39.7° | 101° | 92.1% |
| 1900 | 48.1° | 115° | 92.4% |
| 2000 | 55.5° | 132.5° | 92.6% |
| 2100 | 60.8° | 155.3° | 92.9% |
| 2200 | 62.6° | 182.7° | 93.1% |
| 2300 | 60.2° | 209.6° | 93.4% |
| 2400 | 54.6° | 231.6° | 93.6% |