moon .5deg.comWaitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Waitara local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 17:44, Moonset: 02:43.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 371 281 km230 703 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 82.14% / 90.11%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.2 (Day)
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2026-12-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 24.3° | 327.1° | 82.1% |
| 100 | 17° | 314.8° | 82.5% |
| 200 | 8.2° | 304.2° | 82.9% |
| 300 | -1.9° | 294.9° | 83.2% |
| 400 | -12.4° | 286.4° | 83.6% |
| 500 | -23.5° | 278.2° | 83.9% |
| 600 | -34.8° | 269.7° | 84.3% |
| 700 | -46° | 259.9° | 84.6% |
| 800 | -56.9° | 246.9° | 85% |
| 900 | -66.5° | 226.6° | 85.3% |
| 1000 | -72.2° | 191.4° | 85.7% |
| 1100 | -70.4° | 149° | 86% |
| 1200 | -62.5° | 121.3° | 86.3% |
| 1300 | -52.3° | 105° | 86.7% |
| 1400 | -41.3° | 93.7° | 87% |
| 1500 | -30.2° | 84.6° | 87.3% |
| 1600 | -19.3° | 76.2° | 87.7% |
| 1700 | -8.6° | 67.8° | 88% |
| 1800 | 1.2° | 58.9° | 88.3% |
| 1900 | 10.2° | 49° | 88.6% |
| 2000 | 17.7° | 37.8° | 88.9% |
| 2100 | 23.5° | 25° | 89.2% |
| 2200 | 26.8° | 10.9° | 89.5% |
| 2300 | 27.3° | 356° | 89.8% |
| 2400 | 25° | 341.6° | 90.1% |