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Palmerston North, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:07:10 am
Moon Direction: 149° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -70.2°
Moon Distance: 227,967 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:07 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmerston North, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:24 am (75°) 12:34 pm (281°) - 6:54 am (38.9°) 233,137 55.7%
2 1:48 am (83°) 1:43 pm (273°) - 7:40 am (45.3°) 236,360 44.5%
3 2:11 am (91°) 2:49 pm (265°) - 8:24 am (51.6°) 239,451 33.8%
4 2:33 am (99°) 3:55 pm (257°) - 9:08 am (57.8°) 242,288 24.2%
5 2:56 am (107°) 4:59 pm (249°) - 9:52 am (63.4°) 244,805 15.9%
6 3:22 am (113°) 6:04 pm (243°) - 10:37 am (68.4°) 246,979 9.2%
7 3:51 am (119°) 7:08 pm (238°) - 11:25 am (72.4°) 248,808 4.3%
8 4:26 am (124°) 8:10 pm (234°) - 12:15 pm (75.2°) 250,295 1.2%
9 5:07 am (126°) 9:07 pm (233°) - 1:06 pm (76.8°) 251,432 0.2%
10 5:56 am (127°) 9:57 pm (233°) - 1:57 pm (77.0°) 252,193 1.0%
11 6:50 am (126°) 10:39 pm (235°) - 2:48 pm (75.7°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:50 am (123°) 11:14 pm (239°) - 3:37 pm (73.2°) 252,368 8.3%
13 8:51 am (119°) 11:44 pm (245°) - 4:23 pm (69.6°) 251,643 14.4%
14 9:54 am (113°) - - 5:07 pm (65.2°) 250,286 21.9%
15 - 12:09 am (251°) 10:56 am (106°) 5:49 pm (60.0°) 248,255 30.5%
16 - 12:32 am (258°) 11:58 am (99°) 6:31 pm (54.3°) 245,555 40.1%
17 - 12:53 am (265°) 1:00 pm (91°) 7:13 pm (48.2°) 242,242 50.3%
18 - 1:15 am (273°) 2:05 pm (83°) 7:56 pm (42.0°) 238,455 60.9%
19 - 1:37 am (281°) 3:13 pm (75°) 8:42 pm (35.9°) 234,398 71.4%
20 - 2:03 am (289°) 4:25 pm (67°) 9:33 pm (30.3°) 230,380 81.2%
21 - 2:33 am (296°) 5:42 pm (60°) 10:30 pm (25.6°) 226,737 89.6%
22 - 3:12 am (302°) 7:00 pm (55°) 11:32 pm (22.3°) 223,862 95.9%
23 - 4:01 am (306°) 8:14 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:05 am (308°) 9:18 pm (53°) 12:39 am (21.1°) 222,088 99.3%
25 - 6:20 am (305°) 10:10 pm (58°) 1:47 am (22.2°) 221,634 99.6%
26 - 7:40 am (300°) 10:51 pm (64°) 2:52 am (25.5°) 222,536 96.5%
27 - 9:01 am (293°) 11:23 pm (72°) 3:51 am (30.4°) 224,662 90.4%
28 - 10:18 am (285°) 11:50 pm (80°) 4:45 am (36.5°) 227,729 82.0%
29 - 11:31 am (276°) - 5:35 am (43.0°) 231,374 72.1%
30 12:14 am (89°) 12:40 pm (267°) - 6:21 am (49.6°) 235,265 61.4%
31 12:37 am (97°) 1:46 pm (259°) - 7:06 am (56.0°) 239,079 50.5%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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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