Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2079
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Moonrise
- 09:24
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.6 days
- Moonset
- 20:30
- Illumination
- 7%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day Length
- 9h 38m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 12:02 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.3 days | 374885 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 13:07 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.3 days | 371234 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 14:11 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 368088 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 15:19 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 365717 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 16:29 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 364370 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 17:45 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.3 days | 364238 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 19:05 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 365430 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 20:25 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.3 days | 367943 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 21:43 | 05:26 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.3 days | 371658 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 22:49 | 06:28 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 376339 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 23:41 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 381650 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | - | 09:00 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.3 days | 387187 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 00:21 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.3 days | 392513 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 00:53 | 11:34 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.3 days | 397214 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 01:20 | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.3 days | 400934 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 01:42 | 13:52 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.3 days | 403426 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 02:03 | 14:56 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.3 days | 404566 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 02:25 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.3 days | 404365 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 02:47 | 17:04 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 402955 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 03:13 | 18:08 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.3 days | 400558 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 03:42 | 19:11 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.3 days | 397448 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 04:17 | 20:11 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 393909 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 05:00 | 21:07 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 390200 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 05:50 | 21:55 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 386534 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 06:47 | 22:36 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 383065 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 07:48 | 23:10 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 379897 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 08:50 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 377093 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 09:54 | - | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 374692 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 10:57 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 372727 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 12:00 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 371238 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 13:04 | 00:45 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 370275 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.