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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:06:12 am
Moon Direction: 144° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -71.8°
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, 11:57 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:18 am (75°) 12:34 pm (281°) - 6:51 am (41.1°) 233,131 55.7%
2 1:44 am (83°) 1:41 pm (273°) - 7:38 am (47.5°) 236,355 44.5%
3 2:08 am (91°) 2:46 pm (265°) - 8:22 am (53.9°) 239,445 33.9%
4 2:32 am (99°) 3:49 pm (257°) - 9:05 am (60.0°) 242,284 24.2%
5 2:57 am (106°) 4:52 pm (250°) - 9:49 am (65.7°) 244,800 15.9%
6 3:24 am (113°) 5:56 pm (244°) - 10:35 am (70.6°) 246,975 9.2%
7 3:55 am (118°) 6:58 pm (239°) - 11:22 am (74.6°) 248,805 4.3%
8 4:31 am (123°) 7:59 pm (236°) - 12:12 pm (77.5°) 250,292 1.2%
9 5:13 am (125°) 8:55 pm (234°) - 1:03 pm (79.0°) 251,430 0.2%
10 6:02 am (126°) 9:46 pm (234°) - 1:54 pm (79.2°) 252,192 1.0%
11 6:56 am (125°) 10:29 pm (237°) - 2:45 pm (78.0°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:55 am (122°) 11:05 pm (240°) - 3:34 pm (75.5°) 252,369 8.3%
13 8:55 am (118°) 11:36 pm (245°) - 4:20 pm (71.9°) 251,645 14.4%
14 9:56 am (112°) - - 5:04 pm (67.4°) 250,289 21.8%
15 - 12:03 am (252°) 10:56 am (106°) 5:47 pm (62.2°) 248,259 30.5%
16 - 12:27 am (258°) 11:57 am (98°) 6:28 pm (56.5°) 245,560 40.1%
17 - 12:50 am (265°) 12:58 pm (91°) 7:10 pm (50.5°) 242,249 50.3%
18 - 1:13 am (273°) 2:01 pm (83°) 7:53 pm (44.3°) 238,462 60.9%
19 - 1:37 am (281°) 3:07 pm (75°) 8:40 pm (38.2°) 234,405 71.4%
20 - 2:04 am (288°) 4:17 pm (68°) 9:31 pm (32.5°) 230,387 81.1%
21 - 2:36 am (295°) 5:32 pm (61°) 10:27 pm (27.8°) 226,742 89.6%
22 - 3:16 am (301°) 6:49 pm (56°) 11:30 pm (24.6°) 223,866 95.9%
23 - 4:07 am (305°) 8:02 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:11 am (306°) 9:07 pm (55°) 12:37 am (23.3°) 222,090 99.3%
25 - 6:25 am (304°) 10:00 pm (59°) 1:44 am (24.4°) 221,633 99.6%
26 - 7:45 am (299°) 10:43 pm (65°) 2:49 am (27.7°) 222,533 96.5%
27 - 9:03 am (292°) 11:17 pm (72°) 3:49 am (32.7°) 224,657 90.4%
28 - 10:18 am (284°) 11:45 pm (80°) 4:43 am (38.7°) 227,723 82.1%
29 - 11:29 am (276°) - 5:32 am (45.2°) 231,367 72.1%
30 12:11 am (89°) 12:36 pm (267°) - 6:19 am (51.9°) 235,258 61.4%
31 12:36 am (97°) 1:41 pm (259°) - 7:03 am (58.3°) 239,073 50.5%
* All times are local time for Rotorua. 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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