Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:50
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.8 days
- Moonset
- 20:05
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Day Length
- 13h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 03:42 | 18:44 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 04:24 | 19:43 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 05:12 | 20:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 06:05 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 07:00 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 07:58 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 08:57 | 23:04 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 09:56 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 10:55 | 23:57 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 11:54 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 12:54 | 00:22 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 13:56 | 00:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 14:59 | 01:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 16:05 | 01:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 17:13 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 18:20 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 19:24 | 03:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 20:22 | 04:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 21:12 | 06:02 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 21:54 | 07:16 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 22:31 | 08:31 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 23:04 | 09:46 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 23:35 | 10:59 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | - | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 00:04 | 13:20 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 00:34 | 14:27 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 01:07 | 15:34 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 01:43 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 02:22 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 03:08 | 18:29 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 03:58 | 19:17 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 363104 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.