moon .5deg.comNelson, New Zealand (Nelson City) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Nelson local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 14:15, Moonset: 01:24.
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 | 16° | 288.8° | 52.5% |
| 100 | 5.2° | 278.9° | 52.9% |
| 200 | -5.9° | 269.4° | 53.3% |
| 300 | -16.9° | 259.8° | 53.7% |
| 400 | -27.6° | 249.1° | 54.2% |
| 500 | -37.6° | 236.5° | 54.6% |
| 600 | -46° | 220.6° | 55% |
| 700 | -51.8° | 200.3° | 55.5% |
| 800 | -53.6° | 176.4° | 55.9% |
| 900 | -51° | 153° | 56.3% |
| 1000 | -44.6° | 133.5° | 56.7% |
| 1100 | -36° | 118.3° | 57.2% |
| 1200 | -26° | 106° | 57.6% |
| 1300 | -15.4° | 95.4° | 58% |
| 1400 | -4.7° | 85.5° | 58.5% |
| 1500 | 5.9° | 75.7° | 58.9% |
| 1600 | 16.1° | 65.2° | 59.3% |
| 1700 | 25.3° | 53.3° | 59.8% |
| 1800 | 33° | 39.3° | 60.2% |
| 1900 | 38.4° | 22.8° | 60.6% |
| 2000 | 40.7° | 4.4° | 61% |
| 2100 | 39.5° | 345.6° | 61.5% |
| 2200 | 35° | 328.4° | 61.9% |
| 2300 | 27.9° | 313.7° | 62.3% |
| 2400 | 19° | 301.3° | 62.7% |