moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Aitape, Papua New Guinea (Sandaun). This month starts with moon illumination of 57.6% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 41.9% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Aitape Local time): • 2026-12-24, 11:29
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:
363 407 km225 811 mi -
405 499 km251 965 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 | 00:03 | 12:21 | 52% | 372399 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:48 | 13:08 | 41.2% | 376726 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:32 | 13:54 | 31.1% | 381406 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:13 | 14:38 | 22% | 386176 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:56 | 15:24 | 14.2% | 390790 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:40 | 16:11 | 8% | 395027 km |
| 07 | Monday | 04:26 | 17:00 | 3.5% | 398705 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 05:15 | 17:51 | 0.8% | 401681 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 06:05 | 18:43 | 0% | 403848 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 06:56 | 19:34 | 1% | 405135 km |
| 11 | Friday | 07:48 | 20:24 | 3.7% | 405499 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 08:37 | 21:11 | 8.1% | 404922 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 09:25 | 21:56 | 14% | 403413 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:10 | 22:38 | 21.2% | 401011 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:54 | 23:19 | 29.5% | 397789 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:37 | 23:59 | 38.7% | 393862 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:20 | 00:00 | 48.6% | 389391 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:04 | 00:39 | 58.9% | 384585 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 13:52 | 01:22 | 69.1% | 379697 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 14:43 | 02:09 | 78.8% | 375003 km |
| 21 | Monday | 15:40 | 03:00 | 87.3% | 370790 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 16:43 | 03:58 | 94.1% | 367329 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 17:50 | 05:01 | 98.5% | 364846 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 18:57 | 06:08 | 100% | 363509 km |
| 25 | Friday | 20:02 | 07:16 | 98.4% | 363407 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 21:01 | 08:20 | 94% | 364542 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 21:54 | 09:20 | 87% | 366833 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:43 | 10:13 | 78.1% | 370121 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:28 | 11:03 | 68.1% | 374189 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:50 | 57.6% | 378774 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:12 | 12:36 | 47.1% | 383600 km |