Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-06
- Moonrise
- 23:13
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.2 days
- Moonset
- 10:51
- Illumination
- 60%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-06
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day Length
- 9h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 05:02 | 20:46 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 391658 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 05:42 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 388159 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 06:31 | 22:45 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 384760 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 07:31 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 381540 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 08:37 | - | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 378549 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 09:48 | 00:13 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 375833 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 11:00 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 373448 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 12:12 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.1 days | 371467 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 13:24 | 01:39 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 369986 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 14:36 | 02:02 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 369114 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 15:51 | 02:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 368961 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 17:08 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 369623 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 18:26 | 03:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 371161 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 19:45 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 373587 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 20:58 | 04:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 376846 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 22:00 | 05:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 380804 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 22:50 | 06:46 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 385248 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 23:30 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 389894 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | - | 09:07 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 394401 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 00:00 | 10:15 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 398411 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 00:25 | 11:20 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 401578 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 00:46 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 403617 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 01:06 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 404339 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 01:25 | 14:20 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 403677 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 01:44 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 401694 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 02:05 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 398577 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 02:30 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 394606 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 03:00 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 390125 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 03:37 | 19:37 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 385494 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 04:23 | 20:36 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 381052 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 05:20 | 21:29 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 377086 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.