moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Opotiki, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty, Opotiki 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 (Opotiki 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 | 01:14 | 12:30 | 53.4% | 371896 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 01:41 | 13:38 | 42.6% | 376161 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:05 | 14:42 | 32.3% | 380811 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:28 | 15:45 | 23.1% | 385584 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:53 | 16:48 | 15.1% | 390229 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:21 | 17:51 | 8.7% | 394524 km |
| 07 | Monday | 03:52 | 18:54 | 4% | 398281 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 04:27 | 19:55 | 1.1% | 401351 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 05:10 | 20:51 | 0% | 403624 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 05:59 | 21:41 | 0.8% | 405024 km |
| 11 | Friday | 06:53 | 22:24 | 3.3% | 405505 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 07:52 | 23:01 | 7.4% | 405045 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 08:52 | 23:32 | 13.1% | 403652 km |
| 14 | Monday | 09:53 | 23:59 | 20.2% | 401358 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:53 | 00:00 | 28.4% | 398233 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:53 | 00:23 | 37.5% | 394386 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:54 | 00:46 | 47.4% | 389973 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:57 | 01:09 | 57.6% | 385196 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 15:03 | 01:33 | 67.8% | 380303 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 16:13 | 02:00 | 77.6% | 375569 km |
| 21 | Monday | 17:28 | 02:33 | 86.3% | 371281 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 18:44 | 03:13 | 93.4% | 367712 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 19:58 | 04:04 | 98.1% | 365097 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 21:02 | 05:08 | 100% | 363610 km |
| 25 | Friday | 21:56 | 06:22 | 98.8% | 363351 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 22:38 | 07:41 | 94.7% | 364334 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 23:13 | 09:00 | 88% | 366488 km |
| 28 | Monday | 23:42 | 10:15 | 79.3% | 369663 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 11:26 | 69.4% | 373646 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:07 | 12:32 | 58.9% | 378182 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:32 | 13:38 | 48.4% | 382993 km |