moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Matara, Sri Lanka (Southern). This month starts with moon illumination of 55.5% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 40.1% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Matara Local time): • 2026-12-24, 06:59
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:
363 395 km225 803 mi -
405 462 km251 942 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 | 12:11 | 50% | 373171 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:31 | 12:54 | 39.3% | 377585 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:18 | 13:35 | 29.3% | 382301 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:04 | 14:15 | 20.4% | 387060 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:50 | 14:58 | 12.9% | 391619 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:38 | 15:42 | 7.1% | 395764 km |
| 07 | Monday | 04:27 | 16:29 | 2.9% | 399320 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 05:19 | 17:18 | 0.5% | 402151 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 06:10 | 18:09 | 0% | 404158 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 07:02 | 19:01 | 1.4% | 405275 km |
| 11 | Friday | 07:52 | 19:52 | 4.4% | 405462 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 08:39 | 20:41 | 9.1% | 404709 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 09:24 | 21:28 | 15.2% | 403029 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:06 | 22:13 | 22.6% | 400467 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:46 | 22:57 | 31.2% | 397102 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:25 | 23:42 | 40.6% | 393059 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:04 | 00:00 | 50.5% | 388508 km |
| 18 | Friday | 12:45 | 00:26 | 60.8% | 383667 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 13:29 | 01:14 | 71% | 378793 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 14:17 | 02:05 | 80.5% | 374168 km |
| 21 | Monday | 15:12 | 03:01 | 88.8% | 370076 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 16:12 | 04:03 | 95.1% | 366783 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 17:19 | 05:10 | 99% | 364505 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 18:26 | 06:17 | 99.9% | 363395 km |
| 25 | Friday | 19:33 | 07:23 | 97.8% | 363527 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 20:35 | 08:22 | 92.8% | 364887 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 21:32 | 09:17 | 85.4% | 367379 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:24 | 10:05 | 76.3% | 370832 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:14 | 10:50 | 66.2% | 375017 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:33 | 55.6% | 379669 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:01 | 12:14 | 45.1% | 384509 km |