Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2076
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:41
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.5 days
- Moonset
- 19:37
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Day Length
- 13h 52m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 09:54 | 00:41 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400503 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 11:09 | 01:24 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 396770 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 12:24 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 392042 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 13:39 | 02:29 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 386488 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 14:52 | 02:55 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 380407 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 16:04 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 374206 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 17:17 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 368358 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 18:28 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363351 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 19:40 | 04:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 20:49 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 21:53 | 05:54 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 22:48 | 06:41 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 23:36 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | - | 08:34 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 366778 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 00:15 | 09:36 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 372476 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 00:47 | 10:38 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 378694 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 01:14 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 384937 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 01:38 | 12:41 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 390759 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 01:59 | 13:43 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 395808 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 02:19 | 14:45 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 399856 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 02:40 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 402812 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 03:03 | 16:54 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 404701 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 03:29 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405635 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 04:00 | 19:16 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 04:38 | 20:27 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 405228 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 05:27 | 21:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 404130 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 06:26 | 22:32 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 402505 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 07:37 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 400335 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 08:53 | - | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 397567 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 10:11 | 00:00 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 394149 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 11:28 | 00:32 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 390079 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.