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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 1:00:36 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 221° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -16.4°
Moon Distance: 252,036 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 25, 2026, 1:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 11:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:02 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:55 am ↑ (77°) 12:23 pm ↑ (280°) - 6:35 am (45.9°) 233,358 54.9%
2 1:24 am ↑ (84°) 1:27 pm ↑ (272°) - 7:21 am (52.3°) 236,575 43.7%
3 1:51 am ↑ (92°) 2:28 pm ↑ (265°) - 8:05 am (58.7°) 239,652 33.2%
4 2:17 am ↑ (99°) 3:29 pm ↑ (257°) - 8:49 am (64.8°) 242,469 23.6%
5 2:45 am ↑ (106°) 4:29 pm ↑ (251°) - 9:33 am (70.4°) 244,964 15.4%
6 3:15 am ↑ (112°) 5:30 pm ↑ (245°) - 10:18 am (75.3°) 247,114 8.8%
7 3:49 am ↑ (117°) 6:30 pm ↑ (241°) - 11:06 am (79.2°) 248,919 4.0%
8 4:27 am ↑ (121°) 7:29 pm ↑ (238°) - 11:56 am (82.0°) 250,383 1.1%
9 5:11 am ↑ (123°) 8:24 pm ↑ (236°) - 12:47 pm (83.4°) 251,496 0.2%
10 6:01 am ↑ (124°) 9:14 pm ↑ (237°) - 1:38 pm (83.5°) 252,230 1.2%
11 6:55 am ↑ (123°) 9:58 pm ↑ (239°) - 2:29 pm (82.2°) 252,533 4.0%
12 7:52 am ↑ (120°) 10:36 pm ↑ (242°) - 3:17 pm (79.6°) 252,338 8.7%
13 8:51 am ↑ (116°) 11:09 pm ↑ (247°) - 4:04 pm (75.9°) 251,571 14.8%
14 9:49 am ↑ (110°) 11:38 pm ↑ (253°) - 4:48 pm (71.4°) 250,169 22.4%
15 10:47 am ↑ (104°) - - 5:30 pm (66.2°) 248,093 31.1%
16 - 12:05 am ↑ (259°) 11:44 am ↑ (97°) 6:11 pm (60.4°) 245,348 40.8%
17 - 12:30 am ↑ (266°) 12:42 pm ↑ (90°) 6:53 pm (54.4°) 241,999 51.1%
18 - 12:56 am ↑ (273°) 1:43 pm ↑ (83°) 7:37 pm (48.2°) 238,184 61.6%
19 - 1:23 am ↑ (281°) 2:46 pm ↑ (75°) 8:23 pm (42.1°) 234,123 72.1%
20 - 1:53 am ↑ (288°) 3:53 pm ↑ (68°) 9:15 pm (36.5°) 230,115 81.8%
21 - 2:29 am ↑ (294°) 5:05 pm ↑ (62°) 10:12 pm (31.8°) 226,516 90.1%
22 - 3:13 am ↑ (300°) 6:20 pm ↑ (58°) 11:15 pm (28.7°) 223,705 96.2%
23 - 4:06 am ↑ (303°) 7:32 pm ↑ (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:12 am ↑ (304°) 8:36 pm ↑ (57°) 12:22 am (27.6°) 222,013 99.5%
25 - 6:25 am ↑ (302°) 9:31 pm ↑ (61°) 1:29 am (28.9°) 221,651 99.5%
26 - 7:42 am ↑ (297°) 10:16 pm ↑ (67°) 2:34 am (32.3°) 222,647 96.1%
27 - 8:58 am ↑ (290°) 10:53 pm ↑ (74°) 3:33 am (37.4°) 224,846 89.9%
28 - 10:09 am ↑ (283°) 11:24 pm ↑ (81°) 4:27 am (43.5°) 227,960 81.4%
29 - 11:16 am ↑ (275°) 11:53 pm ↑ (89°) 5:16 am (50.0°) 231,637 71.4%
30 - 12:20 pm ↑ (267°) - 6:02 am (56.7°) 235,527 60.7%
31 12:20 am ↑ (97°) 1:22 pm ↑ (259°) - 6:47 am (63.0°) 239,330 49.8%
* All times are local time for Sydney. 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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