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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:33 am
Moon Direction: 138° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -63.2°
Moon Distance: 227,973 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:54 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:59 am (74°) 12:58 pm (282°) - 7:23 am (34.3°) 233,200 55.5%
2 2:20 am (83°) 2:11 pm (273°) - 8:09 am (40.7°) 236,422 44.3%
3 2:38 am (91°) 3:21 pm (264°) - 8:53 am (47.0°) 239,508 33.6%
4 2:57 am (100°) 4:30 pm (255°) - 9:37 am (53.2°) 242,340 24.0%
5 3:16 am (108°) 5:39 pm (247°) - 10:21 am (58.8°) 244,850 15.8%
6 3:38 am (115°) 6:48 pm (240°) - 11:06 am (63.7°) 247,018 9.1%
7 4:04 am (122°) 7:55 pm (235°) - 11:54 am (67.7°) 248,840 4.2%
8 4:36 am (127°) 8:59 pm (231°) - 12:43 pm (70.5°) 250,320 1.2%
9 5:15 am (130°) 9:57 pm (229°) - 1:34 pm (72.1°) 251,450 0.2%
10 6:03 am (131°) 10:46 pm (230°) - 2:26 pm (72.2°) 252,204 1.1%
11 6:59 am (130°) 11:27 pm (232°) - 3:17 pm (70.9°) 252,529 3.9%
12 8:00 am (126°) 11:59 pm (237°) - 4:05 pm (68.4°) 252,360 8.4%
13 9:05 am (121°) - - 4:52 pm (64.8°) 251,623 14.5%
14 - 12:25 am (243°) 10:11 am (115°) 5:36 pm (60.3°) 250,253 22.0%
15 - 12:47 am (250°) 11:17 am (107°) 6:18 pm (55.1°) 248,209 30.7%
16 - 1:06 am (257°) 12:22 pm (99°) 7:00 pm (49.4°) 245,497 40.3%
17 - 1:24 am (265°) 1:29 pm (91°) 7:41 pm (43.4°) 242,173 50.6%
18 - 1:41 am (274°) 2:38 pm (82°) 8:25 pm (37.2°) 238,378 61.1%
19 - 2:00 am (282°) 3:50 pm (73°) 9:11 pm (31.1°) 234,319 71.6%
20 - 2:22 am (291°) 5:07 pm (65°) 10:02 pm (25.5°) 230,305 81.3%
21 - 2:48 am (299°) 6:27 pm (57°) 10:59 pm (20.8°) 226,672 89.7%
22 - 3:23 am (305°) 7:49 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23 - 4:10 am (310°) 9:05 pm (49°) 12:02 am (17.6°) 223,816 96.0%
24 - 5:12 am (311°) 10:08 pm (50°) 1:08 am (16.4°) 222,066 99.4%
25 - 6:29 am (309°) 10:56 pm (55°) 2:16 am (17.6°) 221,638 99.5%
26 - 7:53 am (303°) 11:33 pm (62°) 3:21 am (20.9°) 222,566 96.4%
27 - 9:19 am (295°) - 4:20 am (25.8°) 224,713 90.3%
28 12:00 am (70°) 10:40 am (286°) - 5:14 am (31.9°) 227,795 81.9%
29 12:23 am (79°) 11:57 am (276°) - 6:04 am (38.4°) 231,448 71.9%
30 12:43 am (89°) 1:10 pm (267°) - 6:50 am (45.0°) 235,340 61.2%
31 1:02 am (98°) 2:21 pm (258°) - 7:35 am (51.4°) 239,151 50.3%
* All times are local time for Queenstown. 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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