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

Moon: 33.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 9:54:44 pm
Moon Direction: 313° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 3.0°
Moon Distance: 228,941 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:20 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:34 am (75°) 12:43 pm (282°) - 7:04 am (38.0°) 233,158 55.6%
2 1:58 am (83°) 1:53 pm (273°) - 7:50 am (44.4°) 236,381 44.4%
3 2:20 am (91°) 3:00 pm (264°) - 8:34 am (50.8°) 239,470 33.8%
4 2:42 am (99°) 4:05 pm (256°) - 9:18 am (56.9°) 242,306 24.1%
5 3:04 am (107°) 5:11 pm (249°) - 10:02 am (62.5°) 244,820 15.9%
6 3:29 am (114°) 6:17 pm (243°) - 10:47 am (67.5°) 246,992 9.2%
7 3:58 am (120°) 7:21 pm (237°) - 11:35 am (71.5°) 248,819 4.2%
8 4:32 am (124°) 8:23 pm (234°) - 12:24 pm (74.3°) 250,303 1.2%
9 5:13 am (127°) 9:20 pm (232°) - 1:15 pm (75.9°) 251,438 0.2%
10 6:01 am (128°) 10:10 pm (233°) - 2:07 pm (76.0°) 252,196 1.1%
11 6:56 am (127°) 10:52 pm (235°) - 2:57 pm (74.8°) 252,528 3.8%
12 7:56 am (124°) 11:27 pm (239°) - 3:46 pm (72.3°) 252,366 8.3%
13 8:58 am (119°) 11:56 pm (244°) - 4:33 pm (68.7°) 251,636 14.4%
14 10:01 am (113°) - - 5:17 pm (64.2°) 250,275 21.9%
15 - 12:21 am (251°) 11:04 am (106°) 5:59 pm (59.0°) 248,239 30.6%
16 - 12:43 am (258°) 12:07 pm (99°) 6:40 pm (53.3°) 245,536 40.2%
17 - 1:03 am (265°) 1:10 pm (91°) 7:22 pm (47.3°) 242,219 50.4%
18 - 1:24 am (273°) 2:15 pm (83°) 8:06 pm (41.1°) 238,429 61.0%
19 - 1:46 am (281°) 3:24 pm (74°) 8:52 pm (35.0°) 234,371 71.4%
20 - 2:10 am (289°) 4:37 pm (66°) 9:43 pm (29.3°) 230,355 81.2%
21 - 2:40 am (297°) 5:54 pm (59°) 10:40 pm (24.6°) 226,715 89.6%
22 - 3:18 am (303°) 7:13 pm (54°) 11:42 pm (21.4°) 223,846 95.9%
23 - 4:07 am (307°) 8:28 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:10 am (308°) 9:32 pm (53°) 12:49 am (20.2°) 222,081 99.4%
25 - 6:26 am (306°) 10:23 pm (57°) 1:57 am (21.3°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 7:47 am (301°) 11:03 pm (64°) 3:02 am (24.6°) 222,546 96.4%
27 - 9:09 am (293°) 11:34 pm (71°) 4:01 am (29.5°) 224,679 90.4%
28 - 10:26 am (285°) - 4:55 am (35.6°) 227,751 82.0%
29 12:00 am (80°) 11:40 am (276°) - 5:45 am (42.1°) 231,399 72.1%
30 12:24 am (89°) 12:50 pm (267°) - 6:31 am (48.8°) 235,290 61.3%
31 12:46 am (97°) 1:57 pm (259°) - 7:15 am (55.1°) 239,103 50.4%
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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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