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Blenheim, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:35:19 am
Moon Direction: 175° South
Moon Altitude: -71.2°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:32 am (75°) 12:40 pm (282°) - 7:01 am (37.7°) 233,152 55.7%
2 1:56 am (83°) 1:50 pm (273°) - 7:47 am (44.1°) 236,375 44.4%
3 2:17 am (91°) 2:57 pm (264°) - 8:31 am (50.5°) 239,464 33.8%
4 2:39 am (99°) 4:03 pm (256°) - 9:15 am (56.6°) 242,301 24.2%
5 3:01 am (107°) 5:09 pm (249°) - 9:59 am (62.3°) 244,815 15.9%
6 3:26 am (114°) 6:15 pm (242°) - 10:44 am (67.2°) 246,988 9.2%
7 3:54 am (120°) 7:19 pm (237°) - 11:32 am (71.2°) 248,815 4.2%
8 4:28 am (124°) 8:22 pm (234°) - 12:21 pm (74.1°) 250,301 1.2%
9 5:09 am (127°) 9:19 pm (232°) - 1:12 pm (75.6°) 251,436 0.2%
10 5:57 am (128°) 10:08 pm (232°) - 2:04 pm (75.8°) 252,195 1.0%
11 6:53 am (127°) 10:50 pm (235°) - 2:55 pm (74.5°) 252,528 3.8%
12 7:52 am (124°) 11:25 pm (239°) - 3:43 pm (72.0°) 252,366 8.3%
13 8:55 am (119°) 11:54 pm (244°) - 4:30 pm (68.4°) 251,638 14.4%
14 9:58 am (113°) - - 5:14 pm (64.0°) 250,278 21.9%
15 - 12:18 am (251°) 11:01 am (106°) 5:56 pm (58.8°) 248,244 30.5%
16 - 12:40 am (258°) 12:04 pm (99°) 6:38 pm (53.1°) 245,541 40.1%
17 - 1:01 am (265°) 1:07 pm (91°) 7:20 pm (47.0°) 242,226 50.4%
18 - 1:21 am (273°) 2:13 pm (83°) 8:03 pm (40.8°) 238,436 61.0%
19 - 1:43 am (281°) 3:22 pm (74°) 8:49 pm (34.7°) 234,379 71.4%
20 - 2:07 am (289°) 4:35 pm (66°) 9:40 pm (29.1°) 230,362 81.2%
21 - 2:37 am (297°) 5:52 pm (59°) 10:37 pm (24.4°) 226,721 89.6%
22 - 3:14 am (303°) 7:11 pm (54°) 11:39 pm (21.2°) 223,851 95.9%
23 - 4:04 am (307°) 8:26 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:07 am (308°) 9:30 pm (53°) 12:46 am (19.9°) 222,083 99.4%
25 - 6:22 am (306°) 10:21 pm (57°) 1:54 am (21.1°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 7:44 am (301°) 11:01 pm (63°) 2:59 am (24.3°) 222,543 96.4%
27 - 9:05 am (293°) 11:32 pm (71°) 3:58 am (29.3°) 224,674 90.4%
28 - 10:23 am (285°) 11:58 pm (80°) 4:52 am (35.3°) 227,745 82.0%
29 - 11:37 am (276°) - 5:42 am (41.9°) 231,392 72.1%
30 12:21 am (89°) 12:47 pm (267°) - 6:28 am (48.5°) 235,283 61.4%
31 12:43 am (97°) 1:55 pm (259°) - 7:13 am (54.9°) 239,096 50.5%
* All times are local time for Blenheim. 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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