Moon Phases in Palmerston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1920
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 08:53
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.6 days
- Moonset
- 21:08
- Illumination
- 14%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Day Length
- 12h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 23:56 | 11:11 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 387508 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | - | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 383153 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 00:43 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 378550 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 01:28 | 13:53 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 373941 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 02:10 | 14:44 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 369635 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 02:54 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 365973 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 03:38 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 363290 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 04:22 | 17:16 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 05:09 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 05:56 | 18:56 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 363478 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 06:44 | 19:44 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 366518 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 07:33 | 20:30 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 370828 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 08:21 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 376087 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 09:09 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 381881 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 09:57 | 22:38 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 387748 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 10:44 | 23:19 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 393230 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 11:31 | 23:58 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 397921 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 12:18 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401513 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 13:07 | 00:38 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 403824 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 13:58 | 01:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 404811 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 14:52 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 404554 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 15:50 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 403231 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 16:50 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 401078 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 17:53 | 04:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 398343 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 18:55 | 05:46 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 395252 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 19:56 | 06:49 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 391984 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 20:54 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 388663 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 21:48 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 385367 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 22:37 | 09:56 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 382142 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 23:25 | 10:53 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 379031 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | - | 11:48 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 376091 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.