Moon Phases in Palmerston North
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2084
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Moonrise
- 09:24
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.1 days
- Moonset
- 20:30
- Illumination
- 10%
- 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 | 08:42 | 23:41 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 09:58 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 366202 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 11:12 | 00:17 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 370543 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 12:24 | 00:48 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 375454 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 13:34 | 01:17 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 380552 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:41 | 01:43 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 385499 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 15:48 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 390039 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 16:54 | 02:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 394013 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 17:59 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 397358 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 19:02 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 400085 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 20:01 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 402244 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 20:53 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.5 days | 403883 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 21:39 | 06:06 | Full Moon | 99% | 15.5 days | 405012 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 22:18 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405582 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:51 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 405484 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:20 | 09:02 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 404566 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 23:45 | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 402675 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | - | 11:01 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 399702 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 00:09 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 395629 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 00:32 | 13:00 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 390557 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 00:55 | 14:02 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 384726 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 01:21 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 378495 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 01:50 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 372319 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 02:24 | 17:25 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 366692 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 03:07 | 18:35 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 03:59 | 19:43 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 05:03 | 20:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 06:16 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 07:34 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 08:52 | 22:48 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 363843 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 10:08 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 368859 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.