Moon Phases in Christchurch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2081
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 Mon | 05:24 | 21:59 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 382650 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 06:17 | 22:59 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 378893 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 07:21 | 23:47 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 375714 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 08:29 | - | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 373217 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 09:39 | 00:23 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 371445 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 10:46 | 00:51 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 370394 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 11:52 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 370031 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 12:55 | 01:33 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 370304 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 13:57 | 01:50 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 371158 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 14:58 | 02:07 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 372543 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 16:02 | 02:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 374419 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 17:07 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 376756 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 18:15 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 379525 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 19:25 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 382687 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 20:33 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14.1 days | 386178 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 21:37 | 04:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 389887 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 22:30 | 05:50 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 393651 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 23:14 | 06:59 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 397247 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 23:48 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 400407 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | - | 09:34 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 402840 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 00:16 | 10:51 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 404270 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 00:39 | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 404478 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 01:01 | 13:22 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 403338 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 01:22 | 14:37 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 400849 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 01:44 | 15:54 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 397142 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 02:08 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 392473 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 02:39 | 18:28 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 387199 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 03:17 | 19:42 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 381736 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 04:05 | 20:46 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 376514 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 05:03 | 21:38 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 371929 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 06:10 | 22:19 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 368305 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.