Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2019
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 17:15
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.6 days
- Moonset
- 03:11
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Day Length
- 14h 53m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 09:31 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405357 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 10:30 | 00:35 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 403981 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 11:30 | 01:12 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 401418 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 12:29 | 01:44 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 397641 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 13:28 | 02:11 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 392752 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 14:25 | 02:37 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386994 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 15:24 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 380734 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 16:23 | 03:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 374431 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 17:24 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 368586 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 18:26 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363684 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 19:31 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 20:35 | 05:31 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 21:39 | 06:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 22:36 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 23:28 | 08:09 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | - | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367559 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 00:12 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372920 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 00:50 | 11:38 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378683 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 01:24 | 12:49 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 384414 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 01:55 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389743 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 02:24 | 15:09 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 394400 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 02:55 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 398236 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 03:27 | 17:29 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 401212 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 04:02 | 18:38 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403374 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 04:42 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 404814 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 05:28 | 20:47 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 405624 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 06:19 | 21:42 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 07:16 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405504 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 08:15 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 404498 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 09:16 | 23:43 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402726 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 10:16 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 400078 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.