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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:38:56 pm
Moon Direction: 110° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -34.5°
Moon Distance: 237,627 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 11:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 10:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:30 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:05 am (76°) 12:31 pm (280°) - 6:43 am (44.5°) 233,375 54.9%
2 1:33 am (84°) 1:35 pm (272°) - 7:29 am (50.9°) 236,594 43.7%
3 1:59 am (92°) 2:37 pm (264°) - 8:14 am (57.2°) 239,669 33.1%
4 2:25 am (99°) 3:39 pm (257°) - 8:57 am (63.4°) 242,485 23.5%
5 2:52 am (106°) 4:40 pm (250°) - 9:41 am (69.0°) 244,976 15.4%
6 3:21 am (112°) 5:42 pm (245°) - 10:27 am (73.8°) 247,125 8.8%
7 3:54 am (117°) 6:43 pm (240°) - 11:14 am (77.8°) 248,929 4.0%
8 4:31 am (121°) 7:42 pm (237°) - 12:04 pm (80.5°) 250,390 1.1%
9 5:15 am (124°) 8:37 pm (236°) - 12:55 pm (82.0°) 251,501 0.2%
10 6:05 am (124°) 9:27 pm (236°) - 1:47 pm (82.1°) 252,233 1.2%
11 6:59 am (123°) 10:11 pm (238°) - 2:37 pm (80.7°) 252,533 4.1%
12 7:57 am (120°) 10:48 pm (242°) - 3:26 pm (78.2°) 252,335 8.7%
13 8:56 am (116°) 11:20 pm (247°) - 4:12 pm (74.5°) 251,565 14.9%
14 9:55 am (111°) 11:49 pm (253°) - 4:56 pm (69.9°) 250,160 22.5%
15 10:53 am (104°) - - 5:38 pm (64.7°) 248,078 31.2%
16 - 12:14 am (259°) 11:52 am (98°) 6:20 pm (59.0°) 245,331 40.8%
17 - 12:39 am (266°) 12:51 pm (90°) 7:02 pm (52.9°) 241,977 51.1%
18 - 1:04 am (273°) 1:52 pm (83°) 7:45 pm (46.7°) 238,163 61.7%
19 - 1:30 am (281°) 2:57 pm (75°) 8:32 pm (40.6°) 234,097 72.1%
20 - 1:59 am (288°) 4:05 pm (68°) 9:23 pm (35.0°) 230,095 81.8%
21 - 2:34 am (295°) 5:18 pm (62°) 10:20 pm (30.4°) 226,494 90.1%
22 - 3:17 am (300°) 6:33 pm (57°) 11:23 pm (27.3°) 223,690 96.2%
23 - 4:10 am (304°) 7:45 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:15 am (305°) 8:50 pm (56°) 12:30 am (26.2°) 222,008 99.5%
25 - 6:29 am (302°) 9:44 pm (60°) 1:38 am (27.5°) 221,655 99.4%
26 - 7:47 am (298°) 10:27 pm (66°) 2:42 am (30.9°) 222,654 96.1%
27 - 9:04 am (291°) 11:03 pm (73°) 3:42 am (36.0°) 224,860 89.9%
28 - 10:16 am (283°) 11:34 pm (81°) 4:35 am (42.1°) 227,982 81.4%
29 - 11:24 am (275°) - 5:24 am (48.6°) 231,656 71.4%
30 12:01 am (89°) 12:29 pm (267°) - 6:10 am (55.3°) 235,551 60.6%
31 12:28 am (97°) 1:32 pm (259°) - 6:55 am (61.6°) 239,351 49.7%
* All times are local time for Canberra. 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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