Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1961
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:50
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.4 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 Fri | 01:21 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372839 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 01:49 | 13:36 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 375206 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 02:15 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 377901 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 02:42 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 380856 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 03:11 | 16:39 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 384023 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 03:42 | 17:44 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 387356 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 04:17 | 18:50 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 390795 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 04:58 | 19:55 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 394243 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 05:47 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397552 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 06:42 | 21:55 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400518 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 07:45 | 22:46 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402896 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 08:53 | 23:30 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404423 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 10:03 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404856 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 11:15 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404018 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 12:25 | 00:44 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401834 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 13:35 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 398357 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 14:44 | 01:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 393775 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 15:52 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 388401 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 16:59 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 382639 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 18:05 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 376940 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 19:06 | 04:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 371755 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 20:03 | 04:52 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 367482 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 20:54 | 05:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 364430 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 21:39 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 22:18 | 07:31 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 22:52 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 363837 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 23:23 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 366272 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 23:51 | 10:24 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369654 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | - | 11:23 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 373671 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 00:17 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 378007 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 00:43 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382379 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.