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Christchurch, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 88.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 11, 2025 at 4:24:23 am
Moon Direction: 333° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 27.7°
Moon Distance: 364,794 km
Next New Moon: Sep 22, 2025, 7:54 am
Next Full Moon: Oct 7, 2025, 4:47 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:56 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Christchurch, December 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - 2:55 am (277°) 4:14 pm (78°) 9:52 pm (35.7°) 365,511 81.8%
2 - 3:18 am (286°) 5:34 pm (69°) 10:45 pm (29.1°) 360,962 90.2%
3 - 3:44 am (295°) 6:59 pm (60°) 11:43 pm (23.5°) 357,975 96.3%
4 - 4:18 am (303°) 8:24 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5 - 5:02 am (308°) 9:45 pm (50°) 12:46 am (19.4°) 356,966 99.5%
6 - 6:01 am (311°) 10:52 pm (49°) 1:53 am (17.4°) 358,113 99.3%
7 - 7:12 am (310°) 11:45 pm (53°) 3:01 am (17.8°) 361,325 95.9%
8 - 8:31 am (305°) - 4:04 am (20.3°) 366,233 89.8%
9 12:23 am (59°) 9:50 am (299°) - 5:02 am (24.5°) 372,284 81.5%
10 12:53 am (66°) 11:06 am (291°) - 5:54 am (29.8°) 378,842 71.9%
11 1:16 am (74°) 12:17 pm (282°) - 6:41 am (35.7°) 385,370 61.6%
12 1:35 am (82°) 1:24 pm (274°) - 7:24 am (41.8°) 391,379 51.2%
13 1:53 am (91°) 2:29 pm (265°) - 8:05 am (48.0°) 396,546 41.0%
14 2:11 am (99°) 3:33 pm (257°) - 8:46 am (53.9°) 400,659 31.4%
15 2:29 am (106°) 4:36 pm (249°) - 9:26 am (59.4°) 403,637 22.7%
16 2:50 am (114°) 5:41 pm (242°) - 10:09 am (64.4°) 405,481 15.2%
17 3:14 am (120°) 6:46 pm (237°) - 10:54 am (68.6°) 406,272 8.9%
18 3:43 am (125°) 7:49 pm (232°) - 11:41 am (71.8°) 406,132 4.3%
19 4:19 am (129°) 8:49 pm (230°) - 12:31 pm (73.8°) 405,196 1.3%
20 5:04 am (131°) 9:42 pm (230°) - 1:23 pm (74.5°) 403,594 0.2%
21 5:58 am (130°) 10:27 pm (232°) - 2:16 pm (73.6°) 401,429 1.0%
22 7:00 am (127°) 11:04 pm (236°) - 3:07 pm (71.4°) 398,768 3.9%
23 8:07 am (122°) 11:34 pm (241°) - 3:57 pm (67.8°) 395,643 8.7%
24 9:16 am (116°) 11:58 pm (248°) - 4:44 pm (63.1°) 392,060 15.4%
25 10:26 am (108°) - - 5:30 pm (57.6°) 388,036 23.7%
26 - 12:20 am (256°) 11:35 am (100°) 6:14 pm (51.4°) 383,604 33.4%
27 - 12:39 am (265°) 12:45 pm (91°) 6:58 pm (44.9°) 378,875 44.1%
28 - 12:59 am (274°) 1:57 pm (82°) 7:44 pm (38.2°) 374,029 55.5%
29 - 1:19 am (283°) 3:12 pm (72°) 8:33 pm (31.7°) 369,374 66.8%
30 - 1:43 am (291°) 4:32 pm (64°) 9:27 pm (25.8°) 365,272 77.5%
31 - 2:12 am (299°) 5:54 pm (56°) 10:25 pm (21.1°) 362,183 86.9%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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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