Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1928
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-22
- Moonrise
- 11:48
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 5.2 days
- Moonset
- 22:12
- Illumination
- 28%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-22
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Day Length
- 13h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 23:43 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 370133 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | - | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 376224 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 00:22 | 10:28 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 382542 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 00:54 | 11:37 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 388609 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 01:21 | 12:42 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 394026 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 01:44 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 398506 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 02:06 | 14:46 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 401898 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 02:28 | 15:47 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 404181 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 02:51 | 16:47 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405436 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 03:16 | 17:48 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 03:45 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405445 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 04:18 | 19:48 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 404483 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 04:58 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402993 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 05:46 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400987 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 06:39 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 398429 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 07:38 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 395269 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 08:41 | 23:30 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 391483 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 09:45 | 23:58 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 387106 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 10:50 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 382265 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 11:57 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 377184 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 13:04 | 00:49 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 372175 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 14:14 | 01:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 367605 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 15:29 | 01:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 363860 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 16:46 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 18:05 | 02:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 19:23 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 20:32 | 04:29 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 21:30 | 05:37 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 366459 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 22:15 | 06:51 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 371325 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 22:52 | 08:07 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 377031 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 23:22 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 383117 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.