moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Minato, Japan (Wakayama, Wakayama Shi). This month starts with moon illumination of 57.1% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 41.5% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Minato Local time): • 2026-12-24, 10:29
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:
363 430 km225 825 mi -
405 493 km251 962 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 | 12:14 | 51.6% | 372569 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:04 | 12:42 | 40.8% | 376916 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:07 | 13:09 | 30.7% | 381605 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:07 | 13:36 | 21.6% | 386373 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 03:08 | 14:04 | 13.9% | 390975 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 04:09 | 14:35 | 7.8% | 395192 km |
| 07 | Monday | 05:10 | 15:11 | 3.4% | 398844 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 06:09 | 15:53 | 0.8% | 401788 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 07:07 | 16:40 | 0% | 403920 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 07:59 | 17:32 | 1.1% | 405169 km |
| 11 | Friday | 08:46 | 18:28 | 3.9% | 405493 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 09:27 | 19:27 | 8.3% | 404877 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 10:01 | 20:25 | 14.2% | 403330 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:31 | 21:23 | 21.5% | 400893 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:59 | 22:21 | 29.9% | 397639 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:25 | 23:19 | 39.1% | 393685 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 11:50 | 00:00 | 49.1% | 389196 km |
| 18 | Friday | 12:16 | 00:18 | 59.3% | 384382 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 12:44 | 01:20 | 69.5% | 379495 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 13:18 | 02:26 | 79.2% | 374816 km |
| 21 | Monday | 13:57 | 03:36 | 87.6% | 370629 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 14:46 | 04:50 | 94.3% | 367204 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 15:46 | 06:03 | 98.6% | 364767 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 16:56 | 07:12 | 100% | 363480 km |
| 25 | Friday | 18:12 | 08:11 | 98.3% | 363430 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 19:29 | 09:00 | 93.7% | 364615 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 20:42 | 09:40 | 86.6% | 366951 km |
| 28 | Monday | 21:52 | 10:14 | 77.7% | 370277 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 22:57 | 10:43 | 67.7% | 374371 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:11 | 57.2% | 378972 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:00 | 11:38 | 46.6% | 383802 km |