moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Gisborne, New Zealand (Gisborne District). This month starts with moon illumination of 58.9% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 43.2% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Gisborne Local time): • 2026-12-24, 14:29
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:
363 351 km225 776 mi -
405 505 km251 969 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 | 01:12 | 12:27 | 53.4% | 371896 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 01:38 | 13:34 | 42.6% | 376161 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:02 | 14:39 | 32.3% | 380811 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:25 | 15:43 | 23.1% | 385584 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:49 | 16:46 | 15.1% | 390229 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:16 | 17:50 | 8.7% | 394524 km |
| 07 | Monday | 03:47 | 18:53 | 4% | 398281 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 04:22 | 19:54 | 1.1% | 401351 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 05:05 | 20:50 | 0% | 403624 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 05:53 | 21:41 | 0.8% | 405024 km |
| 11 | Friday | 06:48 | 22:23 | 3.3% | 405505 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 07:47 | 23:00 | 7.4% | 405045 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 08:47 | 23:31 | 13.1% | 403652 km |
| 14 | Monday | 09:48 | 23:57 | 20.2% | 401358 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:49 | 00:00 | 28.4% | 398233 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:50 | 00:21 | 37.5% | 394386 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:51 | 00:43 | 47.4% | 389973 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:54 | 01:06 | 57.6% | 385196 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 15:01 | 01:30 | 67.8% | 380303 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 16:11 | 01:56 | 77.6% | 375569 km |
| 21 | Monday | 17:27 | 02:28 | 86.3% | 371281 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 18:43 | 03:08 | 93.4% | 367712 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 19:57 | 03:59 | 98.1% | 365097 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 21:02 | 05:02 | 100% | 363610 km |
| 25 | Friday | 21:55 | 06:16 | 98.8% | 363351 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 22:37 | 07:36 | 94.7% | 364334 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 23:11 | 08:55 | 88% | 366488 km |
| 28 | Monday | 23:39 | 10:11 | 79.3% | 369663 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 11:22 | 69.4% | 373646 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:05 | 12:30 | 58.9% | 378182 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:29 | 13:35 | 48.4% | 382993 km |