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Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 2:46:57 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 194° South
Moon Altitude: -45.8°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 25, 2026, 12:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 10:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:09 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cairns, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:00 am ↑ (78°) 11:58 am ↑ (278°) - 5:57 am (63.1°) 233,407 54.8%
2 12:39 am ↑ (85°) 12:52 pm ↑ (272°) - 6:43 am (69.5°) 236,623 43.6%
3 1:15 am ↑ (92°) 1:44 pm ↑ (265°) - 7:27 am (75.9°) 239,697 33.0%
4 1:51 am ↑ (98°) 2:35 pm ↑ (259°) - 8:11 am (82.1°) 242,509 23.5%
5 2:27 am ↑ (104°) 3:26 pm ↑ (253°) - 8:55 am (87.7°) 244,999 15.3%
6 3:06 am ↑ (109°) 4:19 pm ↑ (249°) - 9:41 am (87.5°) 247,143 8.7%
7 3:47 am ↑ (113°) 5:13 pm ↑ (245°) - 10:28 am (83.5°) 248,944 3.9%
8 4:32 am ↑ (117°) 6:06 pm ↑ (242°) - 11:18 am (80.8°) 250,402 1.1%
9 5:20 am ↑ (118°) 6:59 pm ↑ (241°) - 12:09 pm (79.3°) 251,510 0.2%
10 6:10 am ↑ (119°) 7:50 pm ↑ (241°) - 1:01 pm (79.3°) 252,238 1.2%
11 7:03 am ↑ (118°) 8:38 pm ↑ (243°) - 1:51 pm (80.6°) 252,534 4.1%
12 7:56 am ↑ (116°) 9:21 pm ↑ (246°) - 2:40 pm (83.2°) 252,331 8.7%
13 8:47 am ↑ (112°) 10:01 pm ↑ (250°) - 3:26 pm (86.9°) 251,555 14.9%
14 9:38 am ↑ (107°) 10:38 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:10 pm (88.5°) 250,143 22.5%
15 10:27 am ↑ (102°) 11:13 pm ↑ (261°) - 4:52 pm (83.3°) 248,057 31.3%
16 11:16 am ↑ (96°) 11:48 pm ↑ (267°) - 5:34 pm (77.5°) 245,302 40.9%
17 12:05 pm ↑ (90°) - - 6:16 pm (71.5°) 241,944 51.2%
18 - 12:22 am ↑ (273°) 12:56 pm ↑ (84°) 6:59 pm (65.2°) 238,124 61.8%
19 - 12:59 am ↑ (279°) 1:50 pm ↑ (77°) 7:46 pm (59.2°) 234,062 72.2%
20 - 1:38 am ↑ (286°) 2:48 pm ↑ (71°) 8:37 pm (53.5°) 230,056 81.9%
21 - 2:24 am ↑ (291°) 3:50 pm ↑ (66°) 9:34 pm (48.9°) 226,467 90.2%
22 - 3:16 am ↑ (296°) 4:58 pm ↑ (63°) 10:37 pm (45.8°) 223,670 96.3%
23 - 4:15 am ↑ (298°) 6:07 pm ↑ (61°) 11:44 pm (44.7°) 221,998 99.5%
24 - 5:22 am ↑ (299°) 7:13 pm ↑ (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:32 am ↑ (297°) 8:14 pm ↑ (65°) 12:52 am (46.0°) 221,656 99.4%
26 - 7:42 am ↑ (293°) 9:07 pm ↑ (70°) 1:56 am (49.5°) 222,672 96.1%
27 - 8:47 am ↑ (287°) 9:54 pm ↑ (76°) 2:55 am (54.6°) 224,887 89.8%
28 - 9:48 am ↑ (281°) 10:36 pm ↑ (83°) 3:49 am (60.7°) 228,012 81.3%
29 - 10:45 am ↑ (274°) 11:14 pm ↑ (89°) 4:38 am (67.3°) 231,695 71.3%
30 - 11:38 am ↑ (267°) 11:51 pm ↑ (96°) 5:24 am (74.0°) 235,586 60.5%
31 - 12:31 pm ↑ (261°) - 6:09 am (80.3°) 239,385 49.6%
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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