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

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:09:37 am
Moon Direction: 115° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -62.4°
Moon Distance: 227,973 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:53 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:15 am (75°) 12:31 pm (281°) - 6:48 am (41.3°) 233,125 55.8%
2 1:41 am (83°) 1:38 pm (273°) - 7:35 am (47.7°) 236,348 44.5%
3 2:05 am (91°) 2:42 pm (265°) - 8:19 am (54.1°) 239,439 33.9%
4 2:29 am (99°) 3:46 pm (257°) - 9:02 am (60.2°) 242,278 24.2%
5 2:54 am (106°) 4:49 pm (250°) - 9:46 am (65.8°) 244,796 15.9%
6 3:21 am (113°) 5:52 pm (244°) - 10:32 am (70.8°) 246,971 9.2%
7 3:52 am (118°) 6:55 pm (239°) - 11:19 am (74.8°) 248,801 4.3%
8 4:28 am (122°) 7:55 pm (236°) - 12:09 pm (77.7°) 250,290 1.2%
9 5:11 am (125°) 8:52 pm (234°) - 1:00 pm (79.2°) 251,428 0.2%
10 5:59 am (126°) 9:42 pm (235°) - 1:51 pm (79.4°) 252,191 1.0%
11 6:54 am (125°) 10:25 pm (237°) - 2:42 pm (78.2°) 252,527 3.8%
12 7:52 am (122°) 11:02 pm (241°) - 3:31 pm (75.7°) 252,370 8.3%
13 8:53 am (118°) 11:33 pm (246°) - 4:17 pm (72.1°) 251,647 14.4%
14 9:53 am (112°) - - 5:01 pm (67.6°) 250,292 21.8%
15 - 12:00 am (252°) 10:54 am (106°) 5:44 pm (62.4°) 248,264 30.5%
16 - 12:24 am (258°) 11:54 am (98°) 6:25 pm (56.7°) 245,567 40.1%
17 - 12:47 am (265°) 12:55 pm (91°) 7:07 pm (50.7°) 242,256 50.3%
18 - 1:10 am (273°) 1:58 pm (83°) 7:50 pm (44.5°) 238,470 60.9%
19 - 1:34 am (281°) 3:04 pm (75°) 8:37 pm (38.4°) 234,414 71.3%
20 - 2:01 am (288°) 4:14 pm (68°) 9:28 pm (32.7°) 230,395 81.1%
21 - 2:33 am (295°) 5:28 pm (61°) 10:24 pm (28.0°) 226,749 89.5%
22 - 3:14 am (301°) 6:45 pm (56°) 11:27 pm (24.8°) 223,871 95.8%
23 - 4:05 am (305°) 7:58 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:09 am (306°) 9:03 pm (55°) 12:34 am (23.5°) 222,092 99.3%
25 - 6:23 am (304°) 9:57 pm (59°) 1:41 am (24.6°) 221,633 99.6%
26 - 7:42 am (299°) 10:39 pm (65°) 2:46 am (27.9°) 222,530 96.5%
27 - 9:01 am (292°) 11:13 pm (72°) 3:46 am (32.8°) 224,651 90.4%
28 - 10:16 am (284°) 11:42 pm (80°) 4:40 am (38.9°) 227,716 82.1%
29 - 11:26 am (276°) - 5:29 am (45.4°) 231,360 72.2%
30 12:08 am (89°) 12:33 pm (267°) - 6:16 am (52.1°) 235,250 61.5%
31 12:33 am (97°) 1:38 pm (259°) - 7:00 am (58.4°) 239,065 50.6%
* All times are local time for Whakatane. 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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