moon .5deg.comChristchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury, Christchurch City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Christchurch local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 14:20, Moonset: 01:26.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 385 196 km239 350 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 52.46% / 62.74%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.1 (Day)
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2026-12-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 15.7° | 289.9° | 52.5% |
| 100 | 5.3° | 279.5° | 52.9% |
| 200 | -5.4° | 269.6° | 53.3% |
| 300 | -16.1° | 259.6° | 53.7% |
| 400 | -26.4° | 248.6° | 54.2% |
| 500 | -35.9° | 235.7° | 54.6% |
| 600 | -43.9° | 219.9° | 55% |
| 700 | -49.5° | 200.3° | 55.5% |
| 800 | -51.4° | 177.6° | 55.9% |
| 900 | -49.1° | 155.2° | 56.3% |
| 1000 | -43.4° | 135.9° | 56.7% |
| 1100 | -35.3° | 120.3° | 57.2% |
| 1200 | -25.8° | 107.5° | 57.6% |
| 1300 | -15.7° | 96.5° | 58% |
| 1400 | -5.3° | 86.2° | 58.5% |
| 1500 | 4.9° | 76° | 58.9% |
| 1600 | 14.7° | 65.1° | 59.3% |
| 1700 | 23.5° | 53° | 59.8% |
| 1800 | 30.9° | 39.1° | 60.2% |
| 1900 | 36.1° | 22.9° | 60.6% |
| 2000 | 38.4° | 5° | 61% |
| 2100 | 37.4° | 346.8° | 61.5% |
| 2200 | 33.3° | 329.9° | 61.9% |
| 2300 | 26.7° | 315.1° | 62.3% |
| 2400 | 18.2° | 302.5° | 62.7% |