moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Waitangi, New Zealand (Chatham Islands). This month starts with moon illumination of 59.3% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 43.5% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Waitangi Local time): • 2026-12-24, 15:14
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:
363 340 km225 769 mi -
405 504 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 | 01:43 | 12:43 | 53.8% | 371771 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 02:04 | 13:55 | 42.9% | 376020 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 02:24 | 15:04 | 32.6% | 380662 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:43 | 16:12 | 23.3% | 385435 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 03:04 | 17:20 | 15.4% | 390088 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:27 | 18:27 | 8.9% | 394397 km |
| 07 | Monday | 03:53 | 19:34 | 4.1% | 398173 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 04:25 | 20:38 | 1.1% | 401267 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 05:05 | 21:36 | 0% | 403566 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 05:53 | 22:25 | 0.7% | 404994 km |
| 11 | Friday | 06:48 | 23:07 | 3.2% | 405504 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 07:49 | 23:40 | 7.3% | 405074 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 08:53 | 00:00 | 12.9% | 403709 km |
| 14 | Monday | 09:58 | 00:07 | 19.9% | 401443 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 11:03 | 00:30 | 28.1% | 398342 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 12:07 | 00:50 | 37.2% | 394516 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 13:13 | 01:09 | 47.1% | 390117 km |
| 18 | Friday | 14:20 | 01:27 | 57.3% | 385349 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 15:31 | 01:47 | 67.5% | 380455 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 16:46 | 02:09 | 77.3% | 375712 km |
| 21 | Monday | 18:06 | 02:36 | 86.1% | 371406 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 19:27 | 03:12 | 93.2% | 367810 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 20:42 | 03:59 | 98% | 365162 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 21:47 | 05:01 | 100% | 363638 km |
| 25 | Friday | 22:36 | 06:16 | 98.9% | 363340 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 23:14 | 07:40 | 94.8% | 364285 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 23:43 | 09:04 | 88.2% | 366404 km |
| 28 | Monday | 00:00 | 10:25 | 79.6% | 369550 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 00:07 | 11:41 | 69.8% | 373512 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:28 | 12:53 | 59.3% | 378035 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:48 | 14:03 | 48.7% | 382841 km |