Moon Phases in Canberra
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1986
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 23:13
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.6 days
- Moonset
- 12:36
- Illumination
- 66%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Day Length
- 13h 39m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 04:47 | 19:44 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 398762 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 05:35 | 21:01 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 395863 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 06:32 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 392753 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 07:41 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 389495 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 08:55 | - | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 386124 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 10:10 | 00:00 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 382674 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 11:22 | 00:38 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 379200 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 12:29 | 01:11 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375801 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 13:33 | 01:38 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 372623 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 14:34 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369851 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 15:34 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 367697 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 16:33 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 366372 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 17:34 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 366057 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 18:34 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 366876 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 19:35 | 04:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 368875 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 20:31 | 05:05 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 372001 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 21:24 | 05:52 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 376096 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 22:10 | 06:45 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 380904 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 22:50 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 386085 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 23:24 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 391245 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 23:53 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 395977 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | - | 10:42 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 399902 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 00:20 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 402715 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 00:45 | 12:42 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404220 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 01:10 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404350 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 01:35 | 14:50 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403167 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 02:04 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 400848 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 02:37 | 17:14 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 397657 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 03:19 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 393896 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 04:11 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 389876 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 05:14 | 20:52 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 385876 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.