moon .5deg.comRaleigh, United States (North Carolina, Wake County) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Raleigh local time (GMT-04:00
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Moonrise: 14:35, Moonset: 04:39.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 368 523 km228 990 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 88.28% / 94.8%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 (Day)
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2026-12-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 54° | 259.8° | 88.3% |
| 100 | 42.5° | 269.7° | 88.6% |
| 200 | 30.9° | 277.7° | 88.9% |
| 300 | 19.5° | 285.2° | 89.2% |
| 400 | 8.5° | 292.9° | 89.5% |
| 500 | -2.2° | 301.1° | 89.8% |
| 600 | -11.2° | 310.5° | 90.1% |
| 700 | -19.3° | 321.3° | 90.4% |
| 800 | -25.4° | 333.9° | 90.7% |
| 900 | -29.1° | 348.1° | 91% |
| 1000 | -29.8° | 3.2° | 91.3% |
| 1100 | -27.6° | 17.9° | 91.5% |
| 1200 | -22.5° | 31.3° | 91.8% |
| 1300 | -15.4° | 42.9° | 92.1% |
| 1400 | -6.6° | 52.8° | 92.4% |
| 1500 | 3.3° | 61.3° | 92.6% |
| 1600 | 14° | 68.9° | 92.9% |
| 1700 | 25.2° | 76° | 93.1% |
| 1800 | 36.7° | 83° | 93.4% |
| 1900 | 48.4° | 90.8° | 93.6% |
| 2000 | 60° | 100.6° | 93.9% |
| 2100 | 71.2° | 117.2° | 94.1% |
| 2200 | 79.4° | 159.1° | 94.3% |
| 2300 | 76.8° | 224.3° | 94.6% |
| 2400 | 66.8° | 251.9° | 94.8% |