Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Moonrise
- 08:14
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.6 days
- Moonset
- 20:58
- Illumination
- 8%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Day Length
- 13h 30m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 01:24 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 389896 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 01:46 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 384046 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 02:11 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378075 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 02:39 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 372456 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 03:13 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 367641 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 03:54 | 19:35 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 364003 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 04:42 | 20:31 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 05:40 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 06:44 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 07:54 | 22:38 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 364391 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 09:04 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 367832 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 10:14 | 23:37 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 372074 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 11:25 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 376757 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 12:36 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381538 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 13:48 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386132 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 15:02 | 00:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 390335 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 16:16 | 01:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 394033 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 17:31 | 02:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 397194 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 18:41 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 399838 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 19:43 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 402001 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 20:34 | 04:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 403701 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 21:16 | 05:58 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404902 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 21:50 | 07:06 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405508 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 22:18 | 08:13 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405372 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 22:42 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404322 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 23:05 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402208 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 23:27 | 11:18 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 398944 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 23:49 | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 394557 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | - | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389203 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 00:12 | 14:16 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 383175 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 00:38 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 376877 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.