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Ruahakoakoa, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 80.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 6:29:20 pm
Moon Direction: 143° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -39.3°
Moon Distance: 243,800 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:20 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Ruahakoakoa, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:09 am (75°) 12:27 pm (281°) - 6:44 am (41.7°) 233,115 55.8%
2 1:36 am (83°) 1:33 pm (273°) - 7:30 am (48.1°) 236,338 44.6%
3 2:01 am (91°) 2:38 pm (265°) - 8:14 am (54.5°) 239,430 33.9%
4 2:25 am (99°) 3:41 pm (257°) - 8:58 am (60.6°) 242,270 24.3%
5 2:50 am (106°) 4:43 pm (250°) - 9:42 am (66.3°) 244,788 16.0%
6 3:18 am (112°) 5:46 pm (244°) - 10:27 am (71.2°) 246,965 9.2%
7 3:49 am (118°) 6:49 pm (239°) - 11:15 am (75.2°) 248,796 4.3%
8 4:25 am (122°) 7:49 pm (236°) - 12:04 pm (78.1°) 250,286 1.3%
9 5:08 am (125°) 8:45 pm (234°) - 12:55 pm (79.6°) 251,425 0.2%
10 5:56 am (126°) 9:36 pm (235°) - 1:47 pm (79.8°) 252,189 1.0%
11 6:51 am (125°) 10:19 pm (237°) - 2:37 pm (78.6°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:49 am (122°) 10:56 pm (241°) - 3:26 pm (76.1°) 252,371 8.3%
13 8:49 am (117°) 11:27 pm (246°) - 4:13 pm (72.5°) 251,650 14.3%
14 9:50 am (112°) 11:54 pm (252°) - 4:57 pm (68.1°) 250,297 21.8%
15 10:50 am (105°) - - 5:39 pm (62.9°) 248,271 30.4%
16 - 12:19 am (258°) 11:50 am (98°) 6:21 pm (57.2°) 245,576 40.0%
17 - 12:42 am (265°) 12:50 pm (91°) 7:02 pm (51.1°) 242,267 50.3%
18 - 1:05 am (273°) 1:53 pm (83°) 7:46 pm (44.9°) 238,482 60.8%
19 - 1:30 am (281°) 2:58 pm (75°) 8:32 pm (38.8°) 234,426 71.3%
20 - 1:57 am (288°) 4:08 pm (68°) 9:23 pm (33.2°) 230,407 81.1%
21 - 2:30 am (295°) 5:22 pm (61°) 10:20 pm (28.4°) 226,760 89.5%
22 - 3:11 am (301°) 6:39 pm (56°) 11:22 pm (25.2°) 223,878 95.8%
23 - 4:02 am (305°) 7:52 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:06 am (306°) 8:57 pm (55°) 12:29 am (23.9°) 222,096 99.3%
25 - 6:20 am (304°) 9:51 pm (59°) 1:37 am (25.0°) 221,632 99.6%
26 - 7:39 am (299°) 10:33 pm (65°) 2:41 am (28.3°) 222,525 96.5%
27 - 8:57 am (292°) 11:08 pm (72°) 3:41 am (33.2°) 224,643 90.5%
28 - 10:11 am (284°) 11:37 pm (80°) 4:35 am (39.3°) 227,706 82.1%
29 - 11:22 am (276°) - 5:25 am (45.8°) 231,348 72.2%
30 12:04 am (89°) 12:28 pm (267°) - 6:11 am (52.5°) 235,238 61.5%
31 12:28 am (97°) 1:33 pm (259°) - 6:56 am (58.8°) 239,054 50.6%
* All times are local time for Ruahakoakoa. 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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