moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Maynooth, Ireland (Leinster, Kildare). This month starts with moon illumination of 53% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 37.8% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Maynooth Local time): • 2026-12-24, 01:29
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (December 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 315 km225 753 mi -
405 400 km251 904 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 13:06 | 47.5% | 374142 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:50 | 13:17 | 36.9% | 378648 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:10 | 13:27 | 27.2% | 383397 km |
| 04 | Friday | 03:28 | 13:37 | 18.6% | 388131 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 04:46 | 13:50 | 11.4% | 392612 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 06:04 | 14:07 | 5.9% | 396637 km |
| 07 | Monday | 07:22 | 14:29 | 2.2% | 400037 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 08:33 | 15:02 | 0.3% | 402687 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 09:35 | 15:47 | 0.2% | 404495 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 10:22 | 16:45 | 1.9% | 405400 km |
| 11 | Friday | 10:57 | 17:54 | 5.3% | 405373 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 11:21 | 19:07 | 10.4% | 404405 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 11:38 | 20:22 | 16.8% | 402517 km |
| 14 | Monday | 11:51 | 21:37 | 24.5% | 399763 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 12:02 | 22:51 | 33.2% | 396230 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 12:11 | 00:00 | 42.8% | 392054 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:21 | 00:07 | 52.9% | 387416 km |
| 18 | Friday | 12:31 | 01:25 | 63.2% | 382543 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 12:43 | 02:46 | 73.2% | 377701 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 13:00 | 04:13 | 82.5% | 373173 km |
| 21 | Monday | 13:24 | 05:46 | 90.4% | 369242 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 14:02 | 07:17 | 96.3% | 366164 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 15:00 | 08:38 | 99.5% | 364143 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 16:21 | 09:38 | 99.7% | 363315 km |
| 25 | Friday | 17:56 | 10:17 | 96.9% | 363732 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 19:33 | 10:42 | 91.3% | 365363 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 21:06 | 11:00 | 83.5% | 368093 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:33 | 11:13 | 74.1% | 371736 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:56 | 11:24 | 63.8% | 376052 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:34 | 53.2% | 380771 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 01:17 | 11:45 | 42.8% | 385616 km |