moon .5deg.comChristchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury, Christchurch City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Christchurch local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 16:46, Moonset: 02:09.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 375 569 km233 368 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 72.81% / 82.14%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.1 (Day)
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2026-12-20
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 20.1° | 315.8° | 72.8% |
| 100 | 11.8° | 304° | 73.2% |
| 200 | 2.4° | 293.5° | 73.6% |
| 300 | -7.7° | 283.8° | 74% |
| 400 | -18.2° | 274.3° | 74.4% |
| 500 | -28.8° | 264.4° | 74.8% |
| 600 | -39.3° | 253.2° | 75.2% |
| 700 | -49.1° | 239.3° | 75.6% |
| 800 | -57.3° | 220.5° | 76% |
| 900 | -62.4° | 194.5° | 76.4% |
| 1000 | -62.5° | 164.2° | 76.8% |
| 1100 | -57.6° | 138° | 77.2% |
| 1200 | -49.5° | 118.9° | 77.6% |
| 1300 | -39.9° | 104.9° | 78% |
| 1400 | -29.7° | 93.5° | 78.4% |
| 1500 | -19.4° | 83.4° | 78.8% |
| 1600 | -9.2° | 73.8° | 79.2% |
| 1700 | 0.4° | 64° | 79.5% |
| 1800 | 9.2° | 53.4° | 79.9% |
| 1900 | 16.8° | 41.6° | 80.3% |
| 2000 | 22.6° | 28.5° | 80.7% |
| 2100 | 26.3° | 14° | 81% |
| 2200 | 27.2° | 358.7° | 81.4% |
| 2300 | 25.4° | 343.6° | 81.8% |
| 2400 | 21° | 329.5° | 82.1% |