moon .5deg.comDecember 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Mthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality). This month starts with moon illumination of 53.9% (01. December, 00:00) and ends with 38.6% (31. December, 23:59). Full moon (Mthatha Local time): • 2026-12-24, 03:29
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:
363 336 km225 767 mi -
405 411 km251 911 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 | 00:13 | 11:57 | 48.4% | 373786 km |
| 02 | Wednesday | 00:43 | 12:58 | 37.8% | 378260 km |
| 03 | Thursday | 01:11 | 13:57 | 27.9% | 382999 km |
| 04 | Friday | 01:39 | 14:56 | 19.3% | 387743 km |
| 05 | Saturday | 02:09 | 15:55 | 12% | 392254 km |
| 06 | Sunday | 02:41 | 16:55 | 6.3% | 396323 km |
| 07 | Monday | 03:18 | 17:54 | 2.4% | 399781 km |
| 08 | Tuesday | 03:59 | 18:51 | 0.4% | 402497 km |
| 09 | Wednesday | 04:45 | 19:44 | 0.1% | 404378 km |
| 10 | Thursday | 05:37 | 20:32 | 1.7% | 405360 km |
| 11 | Friday | 06:31 | 21:15 | 5% | 405411 km |
| 12 | Saturday | 07:29 | 21:52 | 9.9% | 404521 km |
| 13 | Sunday | 08:25 | 22:25 | 16.2% | 402709 km |
| 14 | Monday | 09:23 | 22:54 | 23.8% | 400023 km |
| 15 | Tuesday | 10:18 | 23:22 | 32.5% | 396551 km |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:15 | 23:49 | 42% | 392422 km |
| 17 | Thursday | 12:12 | 00:00 | 52% | 387815 km |
| 18 | Friday | 13:12 | 00:16 | 62.3% | 382952 km |
| 19 | Saturday | 14:15 | 00:45 | 72.4% | 378096 km |
| 20 | Sunday | 15:23 | 01:19 | 81.8% | 373531 km |
| 21 | Monday | 16:34 | 01:59 | 89.8% | 369541 km |
| 22 | Tuesday | 17:47 | 02:47 | 95.9% | 366383 km |
| 23 | Wednesday | 18:57 | 03:45 | 99.3% | 364267 km |
| 24 | Thursday | 19:59 | 04:53 | 99.8% | 363336 km |
| 25 | Friday | 20:51 | 06:08 | 97.3% | 363650 km |
| 26 | Saturday | 21:35 | 07:24 | 91.9% | 365183 km |
| 27 | Sunday | 22:11 | 08:36 | 84.2% | 367828 km |
| 28 | Monday | 22:43 | 09:45 | 74.9% | 371403 km |
| 29 | Tuesday | 23:13 | 10:49 | 64.7% | 375673 km |
| 30 | Wednesday | 23:42 | 11:50 | 54.1% | 380370 km |
| 31 | Thursday | 00:00 | 12:50 | 43.6% | 385214 km |