| Current Time: | Mar 25, 2026 at 4:53:25 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 19° North |
| Moon Altitude: | 46.6° |
| Moon Distance: | 230,173 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Apr 2, 2026, 8:41 am |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 6:21 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 11:40 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Island, December 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 11:54 am | ↑ (277°) | - | 5:49 am | (68.8°) | 233,844 | 53.2% | ||
| 2 | 12:28 am | ↑ (86°) | 12:45 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 6:35 am | (75.2°) | 237,052 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | 1:06 am | ↑ (92°) | 1:34 pm | ↑ (264°) | - | 7:19 am | (81.6°) | 240,096 | 31.6% | |
| 4 | 1:44 am | ↑ (99°) | 2:23 pm | ↑ (258°) | - | 8:02 am | (87.7°) | 242,867 | 22.3% | |
| 5 | 2:23 am | ↑ (104°) | 3:13 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 8:47 am | (86.8°) | 245,310 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | 3:04 am | ↑ (109°) | 4:03 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 9:32 am | (82.1°) | 247,408 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | 3:47 am | ↑ (113°) | 4:56 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 10:20 am | (78.3°) | 249,162 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | 4:33 am | ↑ (116°) | 5:48 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 11:10 am | (75.7°) | 250,573 | 0.8% | |
 9 |
5:23 am | ↑ (118°) | 6:41 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 12:02 pm | (74.5°) | 251,632 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | 6:14 am | ↑ (118°) | 7:32 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 12:53 pm | (74.6°) | 252,304 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | 7:06 am | ↑ (117°) | 8:19 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 1:43 pm | (76.1°) | 252,537 | 4.6% | |
| 12 | 7:57 am | ↑ (115°) | 9:04 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 2:32 pm | (78.9°) | 252,261 | 9.5% | |
| 13 | 8:48 am | ↑ (111°) | 9:45 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 3:18 pm | (82.7°) | 251,402 | 15.9% | |
| 14 | 9:36 am | ↑ (106°) | 10:24 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 4:01 pm | (87.3°) | 249,901 | 23.7% | |
| 15 | 10:23 am | ↑ (101°) | 11:01 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 4:43 pm | (87.3°) | 247,720 | 32.5% | |
| 16 | 11:10 am | ↑ (95°) | 11:37 pm | ↑ (268°) | - | 5:25 pm | (81.5°) | 244,881 | 42.3% | |
 17 |
11:57 am | ↑ (89°) | - | - | 6:07 pm | (75.4°) | 241,448 | 52.6% | ||
| 18 | - | 12:14 am | ↑ (274°) | 12:46 pm | ↑ (83°) | 6:51 pm | (69.2°) | 237,583 | 63.2% | |
| 19 | - | 12:53 am | ↑ (280°) | 1:38 pm | ↑ (77°) | 7:38 pm | (63.2°) | 233,505 | 73.6% | |
| 20 | - | 1:35 am | ↑ (286°) | 2:34 pm | ↑ (71°) | 8:30 pm | (57.6°) | 229,540 | 83.1% | |
| 21 | - | 2:24 am | ↑ (291°) | 3:36 pm | ↑ (66°) | 9:28 pm | (53.2°) | 226,029 | 91.1% | |
| 22 | - | 3:19 am | ↑ (296°) | 4:42 pm | ↑ (63°) | 10:32 pm | (50.3°) | 223,370 | 96.9% | |
| 23 | - | 4:21 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:50 pm | ↑ (62°) | 11:39 pm | (49.6°) | 221,871 | 99.7% | |
 24 |
- | 5:28 am | ↑ (298°) | 6:57 pm | ↑ (63°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 25 | - | 6:37 am | ↑ (296°) | 7:58 pm | ↑ (66°) | 12:46 am | (51.2°) | 221,718 | 99.2% | |
| 26 | - | 7:44 am | ↑ (292°) | 8:52 pm | ↑ (71°) | 1:50 am | (54.9°) | 222,906 | 95.4% | |
| 27 | - | 8:47 am | ↑ (286°) | 9:41 pm | ↑ (77°) | 2:48 am | (60.2°) | 225,265 | 88.7% | |
| 28 | - | 9:45 am | ↑ (280°) | 10:24 pm | ↑ (84°) | 3:41 am | (66.4°) | 228,488 | 80.0% | |
| 29 | - | 10:38 am | ↑ (273°) | 11:05 pm | ↑ (90°) | 4:30 am | (73.0°) | 232,216 | 69.8% | |
| 30 | - | 11:30 am | ↑ (266°) | 11:44 pm | ↑ (97°) | 5:16 am | (79.7°) | 236,113 | 59.0% | |
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31 |
- | 12:20 pm | ↑ (260°) | - | 6:00 am | (86.0°) | 239,881 | 48.2% | ||
| * All times are local time for South Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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