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

Moon: 35.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:36:35 am
Moon Direction: 281° West
Moon Altitude: -32.6°
Moon Distance: 229,096 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:35 am (75°) 12:44 pm (282°) - 7:04 am (37.9°) 233,159 55.6%
2 1:59 am (83°) 1:53 pm (273°) - 7:50 am (44.3°) 236,382 44.4%
3 2:20 am (91°) 3:00 pm (264°) - 8:34 am (50.7°) 239,471 33.8%
4 2:42 am (99°) 4:06 pm (256°) - 9:18 am (56.8°) 242,306 24.1%
5 3:04 am (107°) 5:12 pm (249°) - 10:02 am (62.5°) 244,820 15.9%
6 3:29 am (114°) 6:17 pm (242°) - 10:47 am (67.4°) 246,992 9.2%
7 3:58 am (120°) 7:22 pm (237°) - 11:35 am (71.4°) 248,819 4.2%
8 4:32 am (124°) 8:24 pm (234°) - 12:25 pm (74.2°) 250,303 1.2%
9 5:13 am (127°) 9:21 pm (232°) - 1:16 pm (75.8°) 251,439 0.2%
10 6:01 am (128°) 10:11 pm (233°) - 2:07 pm (75.9°) 252,197 1.1%
11 6:57 am (127°) 10:53 pm (235°) - 2:58 pm (74.7°) 252,528 3.8%
12 7:56 am (124°) 11:28 pm (239°) - 3:47 pm (72.2°) 252,365 8.3%
13 8:59 am (119°) 11:56 pm (244°) - 4:33 pm (68.6°) 251,636 14.4%
14 10:01 am (113°) - - 5:17 pm (64.1°) 250,274 21.9%
15 - 12:21 am (251°) 11:04 am (106°) 5:59 pm (58.9°) 248,239 30.6%
16 - 12:43 am (258°) 12:07 pm (99°) 6:41 pm (53.2°) 245,535 40.2%
17 - 1:04 am (265°) 1:10 pm (91°) 7:23 pm (47.2°) 242,218 50.4%
18 - 1:24 am (273°) 2:16 pm (83°) 8:06 pm (41.0°) 238,428 61.0%
19 - 1:46 am (281°) 3:25 pm (74°) 8:52 pm (34.9°) 234,370 71.4%
20 - 2:11 am (289°) 4:38 pm (66°) 9:43 pm (29.3°) 230,354 81.2%
21 - 2:40 am (297°) 5:55 pm (59°) 10:40 pm (24.6°) 226,714 89.6%
22 - 3:18 am (303°) 7:14 pm (54°) 11:43 pm (21.3°) 223,846 95.9%
23 - 4:07 am (307°) 8:28 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:11 am (308°) 9:33 pm (53°) 12:49 am (20.1°) 222,080 99.4%
25 - 6:26 am (306°) 10:24 pm (57°) 1:57 am (21.2°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 7:48 am (301°) 11:03 pm (64°) 3:02 am (24.5°) 222,546 96.4%
27 - 9:09 am (293°) 11:35 pm (71°) 4:02 am (29.5°) 224,680 90.4%
28 - 10:27 am (285°) - 4:56 am (35.5°) 227,752 82.0%
29 12:01 am (80°) 11:40 am (276°) - 5:45 am (42.1°) 231,400 72.1%
30 12:24 am (89°) 12:50 pm (267°) - 6:31 am (48.7°) 235,291 61.3%
31 12:46 am (97°) 1:58 pm (259°) - 7:16 am (55.1°) 239,104 50.4%
* All times are local time for Richmond. 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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