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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:34:52 am
Moon Direction: 183° South
Moon Altitude: -67.7°
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, 12:45 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:50 am (74°) 12:48 pm (282°) - 7:13 am (34.2°) 233,179 55.6%
2 2:10 am (83°) 2:01 pm (273°) - 7:59 am (40.5°) 236,401 44.3%
3 2:29 am (91°) 3:11 pm (264°) - 8:44 am (46.9°) 239,489 33.7%
4 2:47 am (100°) 4:21 pm (255°) - 9:27 am (53.1°) 242,323 24.1%
5 3:07 am (108°) 5:30 pm (247°) - 10:11 am (58.7°) 244,835 15.8%
6 3:29 am (115°) 6:38 pm (240°) - 10:57 am (63.6°) 247,005 9.1%
7 3:54 am (122°) 7:46 pm (235°) - 11:44 am (67.6°) 248,829 4.2%
8 4:26 am (127°) 8:50 pm (231°) - 12:34 pm (70.4°) 250,312 1.2%
9 5:05 am (130°) 9:48 pm (229°) - 1:25 pm (72.0°) 251,444 0.2%
10 5:53 am (131°) 10:37 pm (230°) - 2:16 pm (72.1°) 252,200 1.1%
11 6:49 am (130°) 11:17 pm (232°) - 3:07 pm (70.9°) 252,529 3.8%
12 7:51 am (126°) 11:50 pm (237°) - 3:56 pm (68.4°) 252,363 8.4%
13 8:55 am (121°) - - 4:42 pm (64.8°) 251,630 14.5%
14 - 12:16 am (243°) 10:01 am (115°) 5:26 pm (60.3°) 250,264 22.0%
15 - 12:38 am (249°) 11:07 am (107°) 6:08 pm (55.1°) 248,224 30.6%
16 - 12:57 am (257°) 12:13 pm (99°) 6:50 pm (49.4°) 245,516 40.2%
17 - 1:14 am (265°) 1:19 pm (91°) 7:32 pm (43.3°) 242,196 50.5%
18 - 1:32 am (273°) 2:28 pm (82°) 8:15 pm (37.2°) 238,404 61.1%
19 - 1:51 am (282°) 3:40 pm (73°) 9:02 pm (31.1°) 234,345 71.5%
20 - 2:12 am (291°) 4:57 pm (65°) 9:53 pm (25.5°) 230,330 81.3%
21 - 2:38 am (299°) 6:18 pm (57°) 10:49 pm (20.8°) 226,694 89.7%
22 - 3:13 am (305°) 7:40 pm (51°) 11:52 pm (17.5°) 223,831 95.9%
23 - 4:00 am (310°) 8:56 pm (49°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:02 am (311°) 9:59 pm (50°) 12:59 am (16.4°) 222,073 99.4%
25 - 6:19 am (309°) 10:47 pm (55°) 2:06 am (17.5°) 221,637 99.5%
26 - 7:43 am (303°) 11:23 pm (62°) 3:11 am (20.8°) 222,556 96.4%
27 - 9:09 am (295°) 11:51 pm (70°) 4:11 am (25.7°) 224,696 90.3%
28 - 10:30 am (286°) - 5:05 am (31.8°) 227,773 81.9%
29 12:14 am (79°) 11:47 am (276°) - 5:54 am (38.3°) 231,424 72.0%
30 12:34 am (89°) 1:00 pm (267°) - 6:40 am (44.9°) 235,315 61.3%
31 12:52 am (97°) 2:11 pm (258°) - 7:25 am (51.3°) 239,127 50.4%
* All times are local time for Oamaru. 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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