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Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 3, 2026 at 9:48:31 pm
Moon Direction: 77° East
Moon Altitude: 21.4°
Moon Distance: 237,649 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:23 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:13 am (84°) 12:24 pm (273°) - 6:17 am (67.8°) 236,052 45.6%
2 12:50 am (90°) 1:16 pm (266°) - 7:01 am (74.2°) 239,161 34.8%
3 1:26 am (97°) 2:07 pm (260°) - 7:44 am (80.4°) 242,028 25.1%
4 2:02 am (103°) 2:59 pm (254°) - 8:28 am (86.1°) 244,576 16.6%
5 2:39 am (108°) 3:52 pm (249°) - 9:14 am (88.9°) 246,784 9.8%
6 3:20 am (113°) 4:45 pm (245°) - 10:01 am (84.8°) 248,646 4.7%
7 4:03 am (116°) 5:39 pm (242°) - 10:50 am (81.8°) 250,166 1.4%
8 4:51 am (118°) 6:33 pm (241°) - 11:41 am (80.1°) 251,338 0.2%
9 5:41 am (119°) 7:24 pm (241°) - 12:33 pm (79.8°) 252,137 0.9%
10 6:33 am (118°) 8:12 pm (243°) - 1:24 pm (80.9°) 252,515 3.4%
11 7:26 am (116°) 8:56 pm (246°) - 2:13 pm (83.3°) 252,407 7.8%
12 8:18 am (113°) 9:37 pm (249°) - 2:59 pm (86.8°) 251,740 13.7%
13 9:09 am (108°) 10:14 pm (254°) - 3:44 pm (88.8°) 250,446 21.1%
14 9:59 am (103°) 10:49 pm (260°) - 4:26 pm (83.7°) 248,481 29.6%
15 10:48 am (97°) 11:23 pm (266°) - 5:08 pm (78.0°) 245,844 39.1%
16 11:38 am (91°) 11:57 pm (272°) - 5:49 pm (72.0°) 242,587 49.3%
17 12:28 pm (85°) - - 6:32 pm (65.7°) 238,836 59.9%
18 - 12:33 am (278°) 1:22 pm (78°) 7:18 pm (59.6°) 234,794 70.4%
19 - 1:12 am (284°) 2:19 pm (72°) 8:09 pm (53.9°) 230,758 80.3%
20 - 1:55 am (290°) 3:21 pm (67°) 9:05 pm (49.0°) 227,062 88.8%
21 - 2:46 am (295°) 4:28 pm (63°) 10:07 pm (45.6°) 224,097 95.4%
22 - 3:44 am (298°) 5:37 pm (61°) 11:13 pm (44.1°) 222,204 99.1%
23 - 4:50 am (299°) 6:44 pm (61°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 6:00 am (298°) 7:46 pm (64°) 12:21 am (45.0°) 221,617 99.7%
25 - 7:10 am (294°) 8:41 pm (69°) 1:27 am (48.1°) 222,392 96.9%
26 - 8:16 am (289°) 9:28 pm (75°) 2:27 am (53.0°) 224,409 91.1%
27 - 9:18 am (282°) 10:10 pm (81°) 3:21 am (59.0°) 227,402 82.9%
28 - 10:16 am (275°) 10:49 pm (88°) 4:11 am (65.5°) 231,005 73.1%
29 - 11:10 am (268°) 11:26 pm (95°) 4:58 am (72.2°) 234,888 62.5%
30 - 12:03 pm (262°) - 5:42 am (78.6°) 238,720 51.6%
31 12:02 am (101°) 12:55 pm (256°) - 6:27 am (84.5°) 242,270 40.9%
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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