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Tarawa, Kiribati — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:51:46 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -12.2°
Moon Distance: 237,656 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 12:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:39 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:17 pm (278°) - 6:05 am (81.3°) 233,161 55.6%
2 12:40 am (85°) 1:02 pm (272°) - 6:51 am (87.7°) 236,383 44.4%
3 1:25 am (91°) 1:45 pm (266°) - 7:35 am (85.9°) 239,472 33.8%
4 2:09 am (97°) 2:28 pm (260°) - 8:19 am (79.8°) 242,308 24.1%
5 2:53 am (103°) 3:12 pm (254°) - 9:03 am (74.1°) 244,822 15.9%
6 3:39 am (108°) 3:57 pm (250°) - 9:48 am (69.2°) 246,993 9.2%
7 4:26 am (112°) 4:45 pm (246°) - 10:36 am (65.2°) 248,820 4.2%
8 5:16 am (115°) 5:35 pm (244°) - 11:25 am (62.3°) 250,304 1.2%
9 6:07 am (117°) 6:26 pm (242°) - 12:16 pm (60.8°) 251,439 0.2%
10 6:59 am (118°) 7:17 pm (243°) - 1:08 pm (60.7°) 252,197 1.1%
11 7:49 am (117°) 8:08 pm (244°) - 1:59 pm (61.9°) 252,528 3.8%
12 8:38 am (115°) 8:56 pm (247°) - 2:47 pm (64.4°) 252,365 8.3%
13 9:25 am (111°) 9:42 pm (251°) - 3:34 pm (68.0°) 251,635 14.4%
14 10:09 am (107°) 10:27 pm (255°) - 4:18 pm (72.5°) 250,274 21.9%
15 10:51 am (102°) 11:09 pm (261°) - 5:00 pm (77.7°) 248,237 30.6%
16 11:32 am (97°) 11:51 pm (266°) - 5:42 pm (83.4°) 245,533 40.2%
17 12:13 pm (91°) - - 6:23 pm (89.4°) 242,216 50.4%
18 - 12:34 am (272°) 12:56 pm (85°) 7:07 pm (84.3°) 238,426 61.0%
19 - 1:18 am (279°) 1:41 pm (78°) 7:53 pm (78.2°) 234,368 71.5%
20 - 2:06 am (284°) 2:30 pm (73°) 8:44 pm (72.6°) 230,352 81.2%
21 - 2:59 am (290°) 3:24 pm (68°) 9:41 pm (67.8°) 226,712 89.6%
22 - 3:58 am (294°) 4:25 pm (64°) 10:43 pm (64.6°) 223,845 95.9%
23 - 5:02 am (297°) 5:31 pm (62°) 11:50 pm (63.3°) 222,080 99.4%
24 - 6:10 am (298°) 6:39 pm (63°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:17 am (296°) 7:45 pm (66°) 12:58 am (64.5°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 8:20 am (292°) 8:47 pm (70°) 2:03 am (67.8°) 222,547 96.4%
27 - 9:17 am (287°) 9:42 pm (76°) 3:02 am (72.8°) 224,681 90.4%
28 - 10:09 am (281°) 10:34 pm (82°) 3:56 am (78.9°) 227,754 82.0%
29 - 10:57 am (274°) 11:21 pm (89°) 4:46 am (85.5°) 231,402 72.1%
30 - 11:42 am (268°) - 5:32 am (87.9°) 235,293 61.3%
31 12:07 am (95°) 12:26 pm (262°) - 6:17 am (81.5°) 239,106 50.4%
* All times are local time for Tarawa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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