Moon Phases in Leeston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1970
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Moonrise
- 20:03
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.6 days
- Moonset
- 11:47
- Illumination
- 76%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day Length
- 10h 1m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 06:02 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 370982 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 07:13 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 369448 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 08:30 | 23:51 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 368813 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 09:49 | - | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 369012 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:06 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 369943 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 12:21 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 371485 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 13:37 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 373521 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 14:51 | 01:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 375948 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 16:07 | 01:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 378684 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 17:25 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 381673 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 18:40 | 02:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 384871 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 19:51 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 388230 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 20:52 | 04:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 391680 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 21:42 | 05:08 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 395108 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 22:20 | 06:12 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 398346 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 22:51 | 07:20 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 401173 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 23:16 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 403332 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 23:36 | 09:33 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 404562 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 23:54 | 10:36 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404634 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | - | 11:39 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 403402 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 00:11 | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 400827 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 00:28 | 13:43 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 397007 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 00:47 | 14:48 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 392172 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:08 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 386666 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 01:34 | 17:06 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 380914 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 02:07 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 375369 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 02:50 | 19:25 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 370469 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 03:46 | 20:24 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 366583 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 04:54 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363983 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 06:11 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 07:32 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 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.