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

Moon: 34.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 10:04:29 pm
Moon Direction: 310° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 1.6°
Moon Distance: 228,948 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:19 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:25 am (75°) 12:37 pm (281°) - 6:56 am (39.3°) 233,142 55.7%
2 1:50 am (83°) 1:46 pm (273°) - 7:43 am (45.7°) 236,365 44.5%
3 2:13 am (91°) 2:51 pm (265°) - 8:27 am (52.1°) 239,455 33.8%
4 2:35 am (99°) 3:56 pm (257°) - 9:10 am (58.2°) 242,293 24.2%
5 2:59 am (107°) 5:01 pm (249°) - 9:54 am (63.9°) 244,808 15.9%
6 3:25 am (113°) 6:06 pm (243°) - 10:40 am (68.8°) 246,982 9.2%
7 3:54 am (119°) 7:09 pm (238°) - 11:27 am (72.8°) 248,810 4.3%
8 4:29 am (123°) 8:11 pm (235°) - 12:17 pm (75.7°) 250,297 1.2%
9 5:11 am (126°) 9:07 pm (233°) - 1:08 pm (77.2°) 251,434 0.2%
10 6:00 am (127°) 9:57 pm (233°) - 1:59 pm (77.4°) 252,194 1.0%
11 6:54 am (126°) 10:40 pm (236°) - 2:50 pm (76.2°) 252,528 3.8%
12 7:54 am (123°) 11:15 pm (240°) - 3:39 pm (73.7°) 252,368 8.3%
13 8:55 am (118°) 11:45 pm (245°) - 4:25 pm (70.1°) 251,641 14.4%
14 9:57 am (113°) - - 5:09 pm (65.6°) 250,283 21.9%
15 - 12:11 am (251°) 10:59 am (106°) 5:52 pm (60.4°) 248,251 30.5%
16 - 12:34 am (258°) 12:00 pm (99°) 6:33 pm (54.7°) 245,550 40.1%
17 - 12:56 am (265°) 1:03 pm (91°) 7:15 pm (48.6°) 242,237 50.4%
18 - 1:17 am (273°) 2:07 pm (83°) 7:58 pm (42.4°) 238,449 60.9%
19 - 1:40 am (281°) 3:15 pm (75°) 8:45 pm (36.4°) 234,391 71.4%
20 - 2:06 am (289°) 4:26 pm (67°) 9:36 pm (30.7°) 230,374 81.2%
21 - 2:36 am (296°) 5:43 pm (60°) 10:32 pm (26.0°) 226,731 89.6%
22 - 3:15 am (302°) 7:00 pm (55°) 11:35 pm (22.8°) 223,858 95.9%
23 - 4:05 am (306°) 8:14 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:09 am (307°) 9:19 pm (54°) 12:42 am (21.5°) 222,086 99.3%
25 - 6:24 am (305°) 10:11 pm (58°) 1:49 am (22.6°) 221,634 99.6%
26 - 7:44 am (300°) 10:52 pm (64°) 2:54 am (25.9°) 222,538 96.5%
27 - 9:04 am (293°) 11:25 pm (72°) 3:54 am (30.9°) 224,666 90.4%
28 - 10:21 am (284°) 11:52 pm (80°) 4:48 am (36.9°) 227,735 82.0%
29 - 11:33 am (276°) - 5:37 am (43.5°) 231,380 72.1%
30 12:16 am (89°) 12:42 pm (267°) - 6:24 am (50.1°) 235,271 61.4%
31 12:39 am (97°) 1:48 pm (259°) - 7:08 am (56.5°) 239,085 50.5%
* All times are local time for Whanganui. 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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