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

Moon: 35.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:13:13 am
Moon Direction: 287° West
Moon Altitude: -27.6°
Moon Distance: 229,079 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:19 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:23 am (76°) 12:46 pm (281°) - 7:00 am (44.0°) 233,151 55.7%
2 1:51 am (84°) 1:51 pm (273°) - 7:47 am (50.4°) 236,374 44.4%
3 2:17 am (91°) 2:53 pm (265°) - 8:31 am (56.8°) 239,463 33.8%
4 2:43 am (99°) 3:55 pm (258°) - 9:14 am (63.0°) 242,300 24.2%
5 3:10 am (106°) 4:56 pm (251°) - 9:58 am (68.6°) 244,815 15.9%
6 3:39 am (112°) 5:58 pm (245°) - 10:44 am (73.5°) 246,987 9.2%
7 4:11 am (117°) 6:59 pm (240°) - 11:31 am (77.5°) 248,815 4.3%
8 4:49 am (121°) 7:58 pm (237°) - 12:21 pm (80.4°) 250,300 1.2%
9 5:32 am (124°) 8:54 pm (236°) - 1:12 pm (82.0°) 251,436 0.2%
10 6:21 am (125°) 9:44 pm (236°) - 2:03 pm (82.1°) 252,195 1.0%
11 7:15 am (123°) 10:28 pm (238°) - 2:54 pm (80.9°) 252,528 3.8%
12 8:13 am (121°) 11:06 pm (242°) - 3:43 pm (78.4°) 252,367 8.3%
13 9:12 am (117°) 11:38 pm (246°) - 4:29 pm (74.8°) 251,639 14.4%
14 10:11 am (111°) - - 5:13 pm (70.3°) 250,279 21.9%
15 - 12:07 am (252°) 11:09 am (105°) 5:56 pm (65.1°) 248,245 30.5%
16 - 12:33 am (259°) 12:08 pm (98°) 6:37 pm (59.4°) 245,542 40.1%
17 - 12:58 am (266°) 1:07 pm (91°) 7:19 pm (53.3°) 242,227 50.4%
18 - 1:22 am (273°) 2:08 pm (83°) 8:02 pm (47.1°) 238,438 61.0%
19 - 1:48 am (280°) 3:12 pm (76°) 8:49 pm (41.0°) 234,380 71.4%
20 - 2:17 am (288°) 4:20 pm (68°) 9:40 pm (35.4°) 230,364 81.2%
21 - 2:52 am (294°) 5:33 pm (62°) 10:36 pm (30.7°) 226,722 89.6%
22 - 3:34 am (300°) 6:48 pm (57°) 11:39 pm (27.4°) 223,852 95.9%
23 - 4:27 am (304°) 8:01 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:31 am (305°) 9:06 pm (56°) 12:46 am (26.2°) 222,083 99.4%
25 - 6:44 am (303°) 10:00 pm (60°) 1:53 am (27.3°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 8:02 am (298°) 10:45 pm (66°) 2:58 am (30.6°) 222,542 96.4%
27 - 9:19 am (291°) 11:21 pm (73°) 3:58 am (35.6°) 224,673 90.4%
28 - 10:31 am (284°) 11:52 pm (81°) 4:52 am (41.6°) 227,744 82.0%
29 - 11:40 am (275°) - 5:41 am (48.2°) 231,391 72.1%
30 12:20 am (89°) 12:45 pm (267°) - 6:28 am (54.8°) 235,281 61.4%
31 12:46 am (96°) 1:48 pm (260°) - 7:12 am (61.2°) 239,095 50.5%
* All times are local time for Waitangi. 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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