Moon Phases in Hokitika
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 05:00
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.5 days
- Moonset
- 20:09
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 03:51 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 04:34 | 19:47 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 05:22 | 20:39 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 06:14 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 07:10 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 08:07 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 09:06 | 23:10 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 10:04 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 11:03 | - | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 12:01 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 13:01 | 00:28 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 14:02 | 00:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 15:05 | 01:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 16:10 | 01:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 17:18 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 18:24 | 03:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 19:29 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 20:26 | 05:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 21:17 | 06:11 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 22:00 | 07:25 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 22:37 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 23:10 | 09:54 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 23:41 | 11:07 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | - | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 00:11 | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 00:42 | 14:33 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 01:15 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 01:52 | 16:41 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 02:32 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 03:17 | 18:33 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 04:07 | 19:21 | 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.