moon .5deg.comTaupo, New Zealand (Waikato, Taupo District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Taupo local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 14:02, Moonset: 01:14.
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 | 14.7° | 286.1° | 52.5% |
| 100 | 3.4° | 276.8° | 52.9% |
| 200 | -8.1° | 267.9° | 53.3% |
| 300 | -19.5° | 258.7° | 53.7% |
| 400 | -30.6° | 248.2° | 54.2% |
| 500 | -40.8° | 235.5° | 54.6% |
| 600 | -49.3° | 218.8° | 55% |
| 700 | -54.9° | 196.9° | 55.5% |
| 800 | -56° | 171.2° | 55.9% |
| 900 | -52.1° | 147.3° | 56.3% |
| 1000 | -44.7° | 128.4° | 56.7% |
| 1100 | -35.2° | 114.1° | 57.2% |
| 1200 | -24.6° | 102.7° | 57.6% |
| 1300 | -13.5° | 92.9° | 58% |
| 1400 | -2.3° | 83.6° | 58.5% |
| 1500 | 8.7° | 74.2° | 58.9% |
| 1600 | 19.1° | 63.8° | 59.3% |
| 1700 | 28.5° | 51.9° | 59.8% |
| 1800 | 36.3° | 37.5° | 60.2% |
| 1900 | 41.6° | 20.2° | 60.6% |
| 2000 | 43.4° | 0.7° | 61% |
| 2100 | 41.4° | 341.4° | 61.5% |
| 2200 | 36° | 324.3° | 61.9% |
| 2300 | 28° | 310.1° | 62.3% |
| 2400 | 18.5° | 298.4° | 62.7% |