moon .5deg.comWaitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Waitara local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 14:10, Moonset: 01:21.
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° | 287.5° | 52.5% |
| 100 | 4.8° | 278° | 52.9% |
| 200 | -6.7° | 269.1° | 53.3% |
| 300 | -18.1° | 259.8° | 53.7% |
| 400 | -29.1° | 249.5° | 54.2% |
| 500 | -39.4° | 237.1° | 54.6% |
| 600 | -48.2° | 221° | 55% |
| 700 | -54.2° | 199.8° | 55.5% |
| 800 | -55.8° | 174.5° | 55.9% |
| 900 | -52.6° | 150.2° | 56.3% |
| 1000 | -45.6° | 130.7° | 56.7% |
| 1100 | -36.3° | 115.9° | 57.2% |
| 1200 | -25.9° | 104.2° | 57.6% |
| 1300 | -14.9° | 94.1° | 58% |
| 1400 | -3.8° | 84.8° | 58.5% |
| 1500 | 7.2° | 75.3° | 58.9% |
| 1600 | 17.7° | 65.1° | 59.3% |
| 1700 | 27.2° | 53.4° | 59.8% |
| 1800 | 35.2° | 39.3° | 60.2% |
| 1900 | 40.8° | 22.4° | 60.6% |
| 2000 | 43° | 3.2° | 61% |
| 2100 | 41.5° | 343.8° | 61.5% |
| 2200 | 36.5° | 326.4° | 61.9% |
| 2300 | 28.9° | 311.9° | 62.3% |
| 2400 | 19.6° | 299.9° | 62.7% |