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

Moon: 35.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:30:45 am
Moon Direction: 281° West
Moon Altitude: -31.6°
Moon Distance: 229,092 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 3:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:40 am (74°) 12:43 pm (282°) - 7:06 am (35.7°) 233,164 55.6%
2 2:02 am (83°) 1:55 pm (273°) - 7:53 am (42.1°) 236,387 44.4%
3 2:22 am (91°) 3:04 pm (264°) - 8:37 am (48.5°) 239,475 33.8%
4 2:42 am (100°) 4:11 pm (256°) - 9:20 am (54.6°) 242,311 24.1%
5 3:03 am (108°) 5:19 pm (248°) - 10:04 am (60.3°) 244,824 15.8%
6 3:26 am (115°) 6:26 pm (241°) - 10:50 am (65.2°) 246,995 9.2%
7 3:53 am (121°) 7:33 pm (236°) - 11:37 am (69.2°) 248,821 4.2%
8 4:26 am (126°) 8:36 pm (232°) - 12:27 pm (72.0°) 250,305 1.2%
9 5:06 am (129°) 9:33 pm (230°) - 1:18 pm (73.6°) 251,440 0.2%
10 5:54 am (130°) 10:23 pm (231°) - 2:09 pm (73.7°) 252,198 1.1%
11 6:49 am (128°) 11:04 pm (234°) - 3:00 pm (72.5°) 252,528 3.8%
12 7:50 am (125°) 11:37 pm (238°) - 3:49 pm (70.0°) 252,365 8.3%
13 8:54 am (120°) - - 4:35 pm (66.4°) 251,634 14.4%
14 - 12:05 am (243°) 9:58 am (114°) 5:19 pm (61.9°) 250,272 21.9%
15 - 12:28 am (250°) 11:03 am (107°) 6:02 pm (56.7°) 248,235 30.6%
16 - 12:48 am (257°) 12:07 pm (99°) 6:43 pm (51.0°) 245,530 40.2%
17 - 1:07 am (265°) 1:12 pm (91°) 7:25 pm (45.0°) 242,213 50.4%
18 - 1:26 am (273°) 2:20 pm (82°) 8:08 pm (38.8°) 238,422 61.0%
19 - 1:46 am (282°) 3:30 pm (74°) 8:55 pm (32.7°) 234,364 71.5%
20 - 2:08 am (290°) 4:46 pm (65°) 9:46 pm (27.1°) 230,348 81.2%
21 - 2:36 am (298°) 6:05 pm (58°) 10:42 pm (22.3°) 226,709 89.6%
22 - 3:12 am (304°) 7:25 pm (53°) 11:45 pm (19.1°) 223,842 95.9%
23 - 4:00 am (309°) 8:41 pm (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:03 am (310°) 9:44 pm (51°) 12:52 am (17.9°) 222,079 99.4%
25 - 6:19 am (308°) 10:34 pm (56°) 2:00 am (19.0°) 221,636 99.6%
26 - 7:42 am (302°) 11:12 pm (63°) 3:04 am (22.3°) 222,549 96.4%
27 - 9:06 am (294°) 11:41 pm (71°) 4:04 am (27.3°) 224,684 90.3%
28 - 10:26 am (285°) - 4:58 am (33.3°) 227,758 82.0%
29 12:05 am (80°) 11:41 am (276°) - 5:47 am (39.9°) 231,406 72.0%
30 12:27 am (89°) 12:53 pm (267°) - 6:33 am (46.5°) 235,297 61.3%
31 12:47 am (97°) 2:03 pm (258°) - 7:18 am (52.9°) 239,110 50.4%
* 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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