moon .5deg.comWaitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth District) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-23.
All times are shown in Waitara local time (GMT+12:00
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Moonrise: 20:14, Moonset: 04:13.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 365 097 km226 861 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 96.06% / 99.41%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13.5 (Day)
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2026-12-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 24.4° | 356.3° | 96.1% |
| 100 | 22.2° | 342.5° | 96.3% |
| 200 | 17.6° | 329.7° | 96.5% |
| 300 | 11° | 318.4° | 96.6% |
| 400 | 2.8° | 308.4° | 96.8% |
| 500 | -6.5° | 299.6° | 97% |
| 600 | -16.6° | 291.6° | 97.2% |
| 700 | -27.3° | 283.9° | 97.3% |
| 800 | -38.3° | 276.2° | 97.5% |
| 900 | -49.5° | 267.5° | 97.7% |
| 1000 | -60.5° | 256.3° | 97.8% |
| 1100 | -70.9° | 237.6° | 98% |
| 1200 | -77.9° | 196.3° | 98.1% |
| 1300 | -75.4° | 139.7° | 98.2% |
| 1400 | -66.2° | 111.7° | 98.4% |
| 1500 | -55.5° | 97.5° | 98.5% |
| 1600 | -44.3° | 87.8° | 98.6% |
| 1700 | -33.3° | 79.7° | 98.7% |
| 1800 | -22.5° | 72° | 98.8% |
| 1900 | -12.1° | 64.2° | 99% |
| 2000 | -2.5° | 55.9° | 99.1% |
| 2100 | 6.2° | 46.6° | 99.2% |
| 2200 | 13.6° | 36° | 99.2% |
| 2300 | 19.2° | 24.1° | 99.3% |
| 2400 | 22.5° | 11° | 99.4% |