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

Moon: 34.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 9:59:47 pm
Moon Direction: 313° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 1.4°
Moon Distance: 228,945 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:14 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:47 am (74°) 12:48 pm (282°) - 7:12 am (34.9°) 233,176 55.6%
2 2:09 am (83°) 2:00 pm (273°) - 7:58 am (41.2°) 236,399 44.4%
3 2:28 am (91°) 3:10 pm (264°) - 8:42 am (47.6°) 239,487 33.7%
4 2:47 am (100°) 4:18 pm (256°) - 9:26 am (53.8°) 242,321 24.1%
5 3:07 am (108°) 5:27 pm (248°) - 10:10 am (59.4°) 244,833 15.8%
6 3:29 am (115°) 6:35 pm (241°) - 10:55 am (64.3°) 247,003 9.1%
7 3:56 am (121°) 7:42 pm (235°) - 11:43 am (68.3°) 248,828 4.2%
8 4:28 am (126°) 8:45 pm (231°) - 12:33 pm (71.2°) 250,310 1.2%
9 5:07 am (129°) 9:43 pm (230°) - 1:24 pm (72.7°) 251,444 0.2%
10 5:55 am (130°) 10:33 pm (230°) - 2:15 pm (72.8°) 252,200 1.1%
11 6:51 am (129°) 11:13 pm (233°) - 3:06 pm (71.6°) 252,529 3.8%
12 7:52 am (126°) 11:46 pm (237°) - 3:55 pm (69.1°) 252,363 8.4%
13 8:57 am (121°) - - 4:41 pm (65.5°) 251,630 14.5%
14 - 12:13 am (243°) 10:02 am (114°) 5:25 pm (61.0°) 250,265 22.0%
15 - 12:35 am (250°) 11:07 am (107°) 6:07 pm (55.8°) 248,226 30.6%
16 - 12:55 am (257°) 12:12 pm (99°) 6:49 pm (50.1°) 245,519 40.2%
17 - 1:13 am (265°) 1:18 pm (91°) 7:31 pm (44.1°) 242,199 50.5%
18 - 1:31 am (273°) 2:26 pm (82°) 8:14 pm (37.9°) 238,407 61.1%
19 - 1:50 am (282°) 3:38 pm (73°) 9:00 pm (31.8°) 234,348 71.5%
20 - 2:12 am (290°) 4:54 pm (65°) 9:51 pm (26.2°) 230,333 81.3%
21 - 2:39 am (298°) 6:14 pm (57°) 10:48 pm (21.5°) 226,696 89.7%
22 - 3:15 am (305°) 7:35 pm (52°) 11:51 pm (18.2°) 223,833 95.9%
23 - 4:02 am (309°) 8:51 pm (49°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:04 am (311°) 9:54 pm (51°) 12:58 am (17.1°) 222,074 99.4%
25 - 6:21 am (308°) 10:43 pm (55°) 2:05 am (18.2°) 221,637 99.5%
26 - 7:45 am (302°) 11:20 pm (62°) 3:10 am (21.5°) 222,555 96.4%
27 - 9:09 am (295°) 11:48 pm (71°) 4:10 am (26.4°) 224,694 90.3%
28 - 10:30 am (286°) - 5:04 am (32.5°) 227,771 81.9%
29 12:12 am (80°) 11:46 am (276°) - 5:53 am (39.0°) 231,421 72.0%
30 12:32 am (89°) 12:59 pm (267°) - 6:39 am (45.6°) 235,312 61.3%
31 12:52 am (97°) 2:09 pm (258°) - 7:24 am (52.0°) 239,124 50.4%
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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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