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Motu Taupoki, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 6:07:42 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 167° South
Moon Altitude: -12.4°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 25, 2026, 3:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:45 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Motu Taupoki, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 2:21 am ↑ (72°) 1:01 pm ↑ (284°) - 7:34 am (28.5°) 233,225 55.4%
2 2:35 am ↑ (82°) 2:20 pm ↑ (273°) - 8:20 am (34.8°) 236,444 44.2%
3 2:48 am ↑ (92°) 3:36 pm ↑ (263°) - 9:04 am (41.2°) 239,530 33.6%
4 3:01 am ↑ (101°) 4:51 pm ↑ (253°) - 9:47 am (47.3°) 242,359 24.0%
5 3:15 am ↑ (110°) 6:06 pm ↑ (244°) - 10:32 am (52.9°) 244,868 15.7%
6 3:31 am ↑ (119°) 7:21 pm ↑ (236°) - 11:17 am (57.8°) 247,032 9.0%
7 3:51 am ↑ (126°) 8:34 pm ↑ (230°) - 12:05 pm (61.8°) 248,852 4.2%
8 4:18 am ↑ (132°) 9:43 pm ↑ (225°) - 12:54 pm (64.6°) 250,329 1.2%
9 4:53 am ↑ (136°) 10:43 pm ↑ (223°) - 1:45 pm (66.2°) 251,458 0.2%
10 5:39 am ↑ (137°) 11:31 pm ↑ (224°) - 2:37 pm (66.3°) 252,208 1.1%
11 6:37 am ↑ (135°) - - 3:27 pm (65.0°) 252,530 3.9%
12 - 12:07 am ↑ (227°) 7:42 am ↑ (131°) 4:16 pm (62.5°) 252,357 8.4%
13 - 12:35 am ↑ (233°) 8:53 am ↑ (125°) 5:02 pm (58.9°) 251,615 14.6%
14 - 12:55 am ↑ (239°) 10:04 am ↑ (118°) 5:47 pm (54.4°) 250,240 22.1%
15 - 1:12 am ↑ (247°) 11:16 am ↑ (109°) 6:29 pm (49.2°) 248,192 30.7%
16 - 1:25 am ↑ (256°) 12:27 pm ↑ (100°) 7:10 pm (43.5°) 245,474 40.4%
17 - 1:38 am ↑ (265°) 1:40 pm ↑ (91°) 7:52 pm (37.5°) 242,147 50.6%
18 - 1:50 am ↑ (274°) 2:54 pm ↑ (81°) 8:36 pm (31.3°) 238,348 61.2%
19 - 2:03 am ↑ (284°) 4:13 pm ↑ (71°) 9:22 pm (25.2°) 234,292 71.6%
20 - 2:18 am ↑ (293°) 5:37 pm ↑ (61°) 10:13 pm (19.6°) 230,274 81.4%
21 - 2:38 am ↑ (302°) 7:05 pm ↑ (52°) 11:10 pm (14.9°) 226,651 89.8%
22 - 3:06 am ↑ (310°) 8:33 pm ↑ (45°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23 - 3:47 am ↑ (316°) 9:52 pm ↑ (42°) 12:13 am (11.8°) 223,800 96.0%
24 - 4:47 am ↑ (318°) 10:52 pm ↑ (44°) 1:19 am (10.6°) 222,058 99.4%
25 - 6:07 am ↑ (314°) 11:35 pm ↑ (50°) 2:27 am (11.8°) 221,639 99.5%
26 - 7:39 am ↑ (307°) - 3:32 am (15.1°) 222,581 96.3%
27 12:04 am ↑ (58°) 9:11 am ↑ (298°) - 4:31 am (20.0°) 224,735 90.2%
28 12:24 am ↑ (68°) 10:40 am ↑ (288°) - 5:25 am (26.1°) 227,818 81.8%
29 12:41 am ↑ (78°) 12:04 pm ↑ (277°) - 6:15 am (32.6°) 231,479 71.9%
30 12:54 am ↑ (89°) 1:23 pm ↑ (266°) - 7:01 am (39.2°) 235,367 61.1%
31 1:08 am ↑ (98°) 2:41 pm ↑ (256°) - 7:45 am (45.6°) 239,178 50.2%
* All times are local time for Motu Taupoki. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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