Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2027
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 18:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 02:26
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Day Length
- 14h 18m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 07:46 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 364385 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 08:47 | 23:53 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364574 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 09:49 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365962 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 10:50 | 00:21 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 368353 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 11:50 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 371494 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 12:49 | 01:09 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 375117 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 13:49 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 378966 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 14:50 | 01:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 382832 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 15:54 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 386565 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 17:00 | 02:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 390078 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 18:10 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 393335 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 19:21 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 396326 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 20:29 | 04:32 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 399038 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 21:31 | 05:30 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 401421 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 22:23 | 06:37 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 403372 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 23:05 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 404730 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 23:40 | 09:11 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405296 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | - | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 404863 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 00:09 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 403263 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 00:36 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 400408 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 01:02 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 396331 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 01:27 | 15:13 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 391201 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 01:55 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 385322 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 02:26 | 17:31 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 379109 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 03:03 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 373041 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 03:47 | 19:37 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 367611 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 04:37 | 20:30 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363267 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 05:35 | 21:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 06:35 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 07:38 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 08:39 | 22:49 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 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.