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

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 11:19:59 am
Moon Direction: 257° West
Moon Altitude: -35.3°
Moon Distance: 240,050 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:07 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:52 am (279°) - 5:53 am (60.7°) 233,396 54.8%
2 12:35 am (85°) 12:47 pm (272°) - 6:39 am (67.2°) 236,614 43.6%
3 1:11 am (92°) 1:40 pm (265°) - 7:23 am (73.6°) 239,688 33.0%
4 1:45 am (98°) 2:32 pm (259°) - 8:07 am (79.7°) 242,502 23.5%
5 2:21 am (104°) 3:25 pm (253°) - 8:51 am (85.3°) 244,991 15.3%
6 2:58 am (109°) 4:19 pm (248°) - 9:36 am (89.9°) 247,138 8.7%
7 3:38 am (114°) 5:13 pm (244°) - 10:24 am (85.9°) 248,939 4.0%
8 4:22 am (117°) 6:07 pm (242°) - 11:14 am (83.2°) 250,399 1.1%
9 5:10 am (119°) 7:01 pm (241°) - 12:05 pm (81.7°) 251,507 0.2%
10 6:00 am (119°) 7:52 pm (241°) - 12:56 pm (81.7°) 252,236 1.2%
11 6:53 am (118°) 8:39 pm (243°) - 1:47 pm (83.0°) 252,534 4.1%
12 7:46 am (116°) 9:22 pm (246°) - 2:35 pm (85.6°) 252,332 8.7%
13 8:39 am (112°) 10:01 pm (250°) - 3:22 pm (89.3°) 251,558 14.9%
14 9:30 am (108°) 10:37 pm (255°) - 4:06 pm (86.2°) 250,149 22.5%
15 10:21 am (102°) 11:11 pm (261°) - 4:48 pm (80.9°) 248,063 31.2%
16 11:11 am (96°) 11:44 pm (267°) - 5:29 pm (75.2°) 245,312 40.9%
17 12:01 pm (90°) - - 6:11 pm (69.1°) 241,954 51.2%
18 - 12:17 am (273°) 12:53 pm (84°) 6:55 pm (62.9°) 238,137 61.8%
19 - 12:53 am (279°) 1:48 pm (77°) 7:41 pm (56.8°) 234,071 72.2%
20 - 1:31 am (286°) 2:47 pm (71°) 8:33 pm (51.2°) 230,071 81.9%
21 - 2:15 am (291°) 3:51 pm (66°) 9:30 pm (46.5°) 226,473 90.2%
22 - 3:06 am (296°) 4:59 pm (62°) 10:33 pm (43.4°) 223,675 96.3%
23 - 4:06 am (299°) 6:08 pm (61°) 11:40 pm (42.4°) 222,001 99.5%
24 - 5:12 am (299°) 7:14 pm (61°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:23 am (297°) 8:14 pm (65°) 12:48 am (43.7°) 221,657 99.4%
26 - 7:33 am (293°) 9:07 pm (70°) 1:52 am (47.1°) 222,664 96.1%
27 - 8:39 am (288°) 9:52 pm (76°) 2:51 am (52.2°) 224,877 89.8%
28 - 9:42 am (281°) 10:33 pm (83°) 3:45 am (58.3°) 228,004 81.3%
29 - 10:39 am (274°) 11:10 pm (89°) 4:34 am (64.9°) 231,681 71.3%
30 - 11:35 am (267°) 11:46 pm (96°) 5:20 am (71.6°) 235,576 60.5%
31 - 12:28 pm (261°) - 6:05 am (77.9°) 239,374 49.7%
* All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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