moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Buka, Papua New Guinea (Bougainville). This month starts with moon illumination of 58% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 42.4% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Buka Local time): • 2026-12-24, 12:29
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:
363 386 km225 798 mi -
405 502 km251 967 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 | 00:14 | 12:29 | 52.5% | 372230 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:58 | 13:17 | 41.7% | 376537 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:41 | 14:03 | 31.5% | 381207 km |
| 04 | Friday | 02:21 | 14:49 | 22.4% | 385979 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 03:03 | 15:36 | 14.5% | 390603 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 03:46 | 16:24 | 8.3% | 394860 km |
| 07 | Monday | 04:31 | 17:14 | 3.7% | 398565 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 05:19 | 18:05 | 0.9% | 401572 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 06:09 | 18:57 | 0% | 403775 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 07:00 | 19:48 | 0.9% | 405100 km |
| 11 | Friday | 07:52 | 20:37 | 3.6% | 405502 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 08:42 | 21:24 | 7.9% | 404964 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 09:31 | 22:08 | 13.7% | 403494 km |
| 14 | Monday | 10:17 | 22:49 | 20.8% | 401128 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 11:01 | 23:30 | 29.1% | 397938 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:45 | 00:00 | 38.3% | 394037 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:29 | 00:08 | 48.2% | 389585 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:15 | 00:48 | 58.5% | 384789 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 14:03 | 01:30 | 68.7% | 379898 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 14:55 | 02:15 | 78.4% | 375191 km |
| 21 | Monday | 15:53 | 03:06 | 87% | 370953 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 16:56 | 04:02 | 93.9% | 367455 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 18:03 | 05:05 | 98.4% | 364928 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 19:11 | 06:12 | 100% | 363541 km |
| 25 | Friday | 20:14 | 07:20 | 98.6% | 363386 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 21:13 | 08:25 | 94.2% | 364470 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 22:06 | 09:26 | 87.3% | 366716 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:53 | 10:20 | 78.5% | 369967 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:38 | 11:12 | 68.6% | 374007 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 12:00 | 58% | 378576 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:20 | 12:47 | 47.5% | 383398 km |