Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2028
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 18:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.1 days
- Moonset
- 02:26
- Illumination
- 92%
- 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 Fri | 19:53 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 400303 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 20:53 | 05:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 402415 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 21:48 | 06:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 404073 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 22:37 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 405154 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 23:19 | 08:09 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 405486 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 23:54 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 404878 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | - | 10:30 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 403162 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 00:25 | 11:41 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 400241 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 00:53 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 396127 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 01:21 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 390967 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 01:48 | 15:15 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 385045 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 02:18 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 378762 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 02:52 | 17:42 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 372595 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 03:33 | 18:53 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 367044 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 04:20 | 20:00 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 05:16 | 20:58 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 06:18 | 21:47 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 07:24 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 08:29 | 22:59 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 09:34 | 23:27 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 364608 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 10:36 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 369406 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 11:36 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 374902 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 12:35 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 380648 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 13:34 | 00:36 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 386227 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 14:32 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 391305 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 15:33 | 01:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 395652 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 16:35 | 01:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 399161 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 17:38 | 02:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 401825 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 18:39 | 03:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 403713 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 19:37 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 404923 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 20:29 | 04:49 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 405536 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.