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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:29:03 pm
Moon Direction: 192° South
Moon Altitude: -52.4°
Moon Distance: 240,207 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:18 am (75°) 12:35 pm (281°) - 6:52 am (41.6°) 233,132 55.7%
2 1:44 am (83°) 1:41 pm (273°) - 7:38 am (47.9°) 236,356 44.5%
3 2:09 am (91°) 2:46 pm (265°) - 8:22 am (54.3°) 239,446 33.9%
4 2:33 am (99°) 3:49 pm (257°) - 9:06 am (60.5°) 242,284 24.2%
5 2:58 am (106°) 4:52 pm (250°) - 9:50 am (66.1°) 244,801 15.9%
6 3:25 am (113°) 5:55 pm (244°) - 10:35 am (71.1°) 246,976 9.2%
7 3:56 am (118°) 6:57 pm (239°) - 11:23 am (75.1°) 248,805 4.3%
8 4:33 am (122°) 7:58 pm (236°) - 12:12 pm (77.9°) 250,293 1.2%
9 5:15 am (125°) 8:54 pm (234°) - 1:03 pm (79.5°) 251,431 0.2%
10 6:04 am (126°) 9:44 pm (235°) - 1:55 pm (79.7°) 252,192 1.0%
11 6:58 am (125°) 10:27 pm (237°) - 2:45 pm (78.4°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:57 am (122°) 11:04 pm (241°) - 3:34 pm (75.9°) 252,369 8.3%
13 8:57 am (117°) 11:35 pm (246°) - 4:21 pm (72.4°) 251,644 14.4%
14 9:57 am (112°) - - 5:05 pm (67.9°) 250,288 21.8%
15 - 12:02 am (252°) 10:57 am (105°) 5:47 pm (62.7°) 248,258 30.5%
16 - 12:27 am (258°) 11:57 am (98°) 6:29 pm (57.0°) 245,560 40.1%
17 - 12:50 am (265°) 12:58 pm (91°) 7:10 pm (50.9°) 242,248 50.3%
18 - 1:13 am (273°) 2:01 pm (83°) 7:54 pm (44.7°) 238,461 60.9%
19 - 1:38 am (281°) 3:07 pm (75°) 8:40 pm (38.6°) 234,404 71.4%
20 - 2:05 am (288°) 4:17 pm (68°) 9:31 pm (33.0°) 230,386 81.1%
21 - 2:38 am (295°) 5:31 pm (61°) 10:28 pm (28.3°) 226,742 89.6%
22 - 3:18 am (301°) 6:47 pm (56°) 11:30 pm (25.0°) 223,865 95.9%
23 - 4:09 am (305°) 8:01 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:13 am (306°) 9:06 pm (55°) 12:37 am (23.8°) 222,090 99.3%
25 - 6:27 am (304°) 9:59 pm (59°) 1:45 am (24.9°) 221,633 99.6%
26 - 7:46 am (299°) 10:42 pm (65°) 2:50 am (28.2°) 222,533 96.5%
27 - 9:05 am (292°) 11:16 pm (72°) 3:49 am (33.1°) 224,657 90.4%
28 - 10:19 am (284°) 11:45 pm (80°) 4:43 am (39.2°) 227,724 82.1%
29 - 11:30 am (276°) - 5:33 am (45.7°) 231,368 72.1%
30 12:11 am (89°) 12:37 pm (267°) - 6:19 am (52.3°) 235,259 61.4%
31 12:36 am (97°) 1:41 pm (259°) - 7:04 am (58.7°) 239,074 50.5%
* All times are local time for Tauranga. 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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