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Mario Zucchelli Station, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:23:28 pm
Moon Direction: 201° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -15.3°
Moon Distance: 240,195 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:34 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Mario Zucchelli Station, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 4:32 am (45°) 11:26 am (307°) - 7:41 am (4.7°) 233,240 55.4%
2 3:32 am (71°) 2:05 pm (278°) - 8:28 am (10.9°) 236,462 44.1%
3 2:46 am (94°) 4:31 pm (253°) - 9:12 am (17.2°) 239,546 33.5%
4 1:58 am (117°) 7:09 pm (225°) - 9:55 am (23.3°) 242,374 23.9%
5 12:55 am (143°) - - 10:39 am (28.9°) 244,879 15.7%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:25 am (33.8°) 247,043 9.0%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:12 pm (37.7°) 248,861 4.1%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:02 pm (40.5°) 250,336 1.2%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:53 pm (42.0°) 251,462 0.2%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:45 pm (42.1°) 252,210 1.1%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:35 pm (40.9°) 252,530 3.9%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:24 pm (38.4°) 252,354 8.5%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:10 pm (34.8°) 251,610 14.6%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:54 pm (30.3°) 250,232 22.1%
15 - 4:19 am (207°) 8:40 am (146°) 6:37 pm (25.1°) 248,179 30.8%
16 - 3:05 am (235°) 11:23 am (116°) 7:18 pm (19.4°) 245,458 40.4%
17 - 2:17 am (258°) 1:43 pm (92°) 8:00 pm (13.4°) 242,128 50.7%
18 - 1:33 am (279°) 4:07 pm (66°) 8:43 pm (7.4°) 238,328 61.3%
19 - 12:43 am (303°) 7:07 pm (34°) 9:30 pm (1.5°) 234,267 71.7%
- 11:21 pm (334°) - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:21 pm (-4.4°) 230,256 81.4%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:18 pm (-9.0°) 226,631 89.8%
22 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:21 am (-12.2°) 223,786 96.0%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:27 am (-13.3°) 222,052 99.4%
25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:35 am (-12.2°) 221,642 99.5%
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:40 am (-8.9°) 222,587 96.3%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:39 am (-3.8°) 224,747 90.2%
28 3:17 am (32°) 8:24 am (320°) - 5:33 am (2.4°) 227,839 81.7%
29 2:01 am (62°) 11:25 am (287°) - 6:22 am (8.7°) 231,497 71.8%
30 1:11 am (87°) 1:57 pm (261°) - 7:09 am (15.3°) 235,389 61.1%
31 12:24 am (110°) 4:31 pm (233°) 11:27 pm (135°) 7:53 am (21.6°) 239,197 50.2%
* All times are local time for Mario Zucchelli Station. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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