Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1950
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 06:01
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.2 days
- Moonset
- 20:29
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 00:21 | 10:00 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 402004 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 00:45 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 403939 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 01:06 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 404502 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 01:26 | 13:31 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403712 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 01:46 | 14:45 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 401712 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 02:07 | 16:03 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 398740 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 02:31 | 17:26 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 395091 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 03:03 | 18:51 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 391081 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 03:43 | 20:14 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.2 days | 387006 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 04:37 | 21:27 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 383117 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 05:45 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 379603 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 07:03 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 376592 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 08:24 | 23:39 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 374155 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 09:42 | - | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 372323 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 10:55 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 371099 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 12:04 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 370470 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 13:10 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 370426 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 14:15 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 370955 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 15:19 | 01:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 372054 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 16:24 | 01:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 373724 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 17:29 | 02:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 375961 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 18:33 | 02:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 378745 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 19:35 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 382028 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 20:29 | 03:46 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 385715 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 21:16 | 04:38 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 389656 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 21:54 | 05:39 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 393637 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 22:24 | 06:44 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 397389 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 22:49 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 400609 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 23:11 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.6 days | 402993 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 23:30 | 10:10 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404273 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 23:49 | 11:19 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.6 days | 404259 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.