Moon Phases in Wellington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1986
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Moonrise
- 20:04
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.3 days
- Moonset
- 11:25
- Illumination
- 78%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day Length
- 10h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 04:45 | 20:15 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.1 days | 398762 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 05:28 | 21:36 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 395863 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 06:21 | 22:48 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 392753 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 07:29 | 23:47 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 389495 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 08:46 | - | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 386124 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 10:05 | 00:32 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 382674 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 11:22 | 01:08 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 379200 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 12:34 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375801 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 13:43 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 372623 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 14:49 | 02:19 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369851 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 15:53 | 02:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 367697 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 16:57 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 366372 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 18:02 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 366057 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 19:07 | 03:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 366876 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 20:09 | 04:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 368875 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 21:09 | 04:57 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 372001 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 22:02 | 05:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 376096 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 22:47 | 06:34 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 380904 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 23:25 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 386085 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 23:55 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 391245 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | - | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 395977 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 00:21 | 10:44 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 399902 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 00:44 | 11:49 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 402715 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 01:05 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404220 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 01:25 | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404350 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 01:46 | 15:10 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403167 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 02:10 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 400848 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 02:38 | 17:44 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 397657 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 03:15 | 19:04 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 393896 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 04:02 | 20:21 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 389876 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 05:03 | 21:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 385876 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.