Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2065
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Moonrise
- 08:54
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 1.3 days
- Moonset
- 19:15
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day Length
- 9h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 08:44 | 23:47 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 09:58 | - | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 364730 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 11:10 | 00:21 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 368176 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 12:18 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 372390 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 13:23 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 377018 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 14:25 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 381727 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 15:26 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 386244 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 16:27 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 390377 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 17:28 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 394022 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 18:28 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 397152 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 19:27 | 03:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 399788 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 20:21 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 401964 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 21:11 | 05:27 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 403684 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 21:54 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 404904 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 22:32 | 07:19 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 405518 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 23:04 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 405367 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 23:33 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 404279 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 23:58 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 402103 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | - | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 398764 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 00:23 | 12:34 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 394299 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 00:48 | 13:42 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 388878 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 01:14 | 14:51 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 382806 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 01:44 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 376499 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 02:19 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 370443 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 03:02 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 365136 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 03:56 | 19:46 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 05:01 | 20:47 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 06:14 | 21:36 | New Moon | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 07:32 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 08:47 | 22:48 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 09:59 | 23:17 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 365697 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.