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

Moon: 34.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 11:40:19 pm
Moon Direction: 295° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -15.1°
Moon Distance: 229,014 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:16 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:11 am (75°) 12:26 pm (281°) - 6:44 am (40.5°) 233,115 55.8%
2 1:37 am (83°) 1:33 pm (273°) - 7:30 am (46.9°) 236,339 44.6%
3 2:01 am (91°) 2:38 pm (265°) - 8:15 am (53.3°) 239,431 33.9%
4 2:24 am (99°) 3:42 pm (257°) - 8:58 am (59.5°) 242,270 24.3%
5 2:49 am (106°) 4:46 pm (250°) - 9:42 am (65.1°) 244,789 16.0%
6 3:16 am (113°) 5:50 pm (244°) - 10:28 am (70.0°) 246,966 9.2%
7 3:46 am (118°) 6:53 pm (239°) - 11:15 am (74.1°) 248,797 4.3%
8 4:22 am (123°) 7:54 pm (235°) - 12:05 pm (76.9°) 250,286 1.3%
9 5:04 am (125°) 8:50 pm (234°) - 12:56 pm (78.5°) 251,426 0.2%
10 5:52 am (126°) 9:40 pm (234°) - 1:47 pm (78.7°) 252,189 1.0%
11 6:47 am (125°) 10:23 pm (236°) - 2:38 pm (77.5°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:46 am (122°) 10:59 pm (240°) - 3:27 pm (75.0°) 252,371 8.3%
13 8:46 am (118°) 11:30 pm (245°) - 4:13 pm (71.4°) 251,650 14.3%
14 9:47 am (112°) 11:57 pm (251°) - 4:57 pm (66.9°) 250,297 21.8%
15 10:48 am (106°) - - 5:39 pm (61.7°) 248,270 30.4%
16 - 12:20 am (258°) 11:49 am (99°) 6:21 pm (56.0°) 245,575 40.0%
17 - 12:43 am (265°) 12:50 pm (91°) 7:03 pm (50.0°) 242,266 50.3%
18 - 1:05 am (273°) 1:54 pm (83°) 7:46 pm (43.8°) 238,481 60.9%
19 - 1:29 am (281°) 3:00 pm (75°) 8:32 pm (37.7°) 234,425 71.3%
20 - 1:56 am (288°) 4:11 pm (67°) 9:23 pm (32.0°) 230,406 81.1%
21 - 2:27 am (295°) 5:26 pm (61°) 10:20 pm (27.3°) 226,759 89.5%
22 - 3:07 am (301°) 6:43 pm (56°) 11:22 pm (24.0°) 223,878 95.8%
23 - 3:58 am (305°) 7:57 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:01 am (307°) 9:02 pm (54°) 12:29 am (22.8°) 222,096 99.3%
25 - 6:16 am (304°) 9:55 pm (58°) 1:37 am (23.9°) 221,632 99.6%
26 - 7:36 am (299°) 10:37 pm (65°) 2:42 am (27.1°) 222,525 96.5%
27 - 8:55 am (292°) 11:10 pm (72°) 3:41 am (32.1°) 224,644 90.5%
28 - 10:10 am (284°) 11:39 pm (80°) 4:35 am (38.1°) 227,707 82.1%
29 - 11:21 am (276°) - 5:25 am (44.7°) 231,349 72.2%
30 12:04 am (89°) 12:29 pm (267°) - 6:11 am (51.3°) 235,239 61.5%
31 12:28 am (97°) 1:35 pm (259°) - 6:56 am (57.7°) 239,055 50.6%
* All times are local time for Gisborne. 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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