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

Moon: 34.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 11:29:41 pm
Moon Direction: 298° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -9.3°
Moon Distance: 229,006 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:20 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:22 am (76°) 12:45 pm (281°) - 6:59 am (43.6°) 233,149 55.7%
2 1:50 am (83°) 1:50 pm (273°) - 7:46 am (50.0°) 236,372 44.4%
3 2:16 am (91°) 2:52 pm (265°) - 8:30 am (56.4°) 239,461 33.8%
4 2:42 am (99°) 3:54 pm (257°) - 9:13 am (62.5°) 242,298 24.2%
5 3:08 am (106°) 4:56 pm (251°) - 9:57 am (68.1°) 244,813 15.9%
6 3:37 am (112°) 5:58 pm (245°) - 10:43 am (73.1°) 246,986 9.2%
7 4:09 am (117°) 6:59 pm (240°) - 11:30 am (77.1°) 248,814 4.3%
8 4:46 am (121°) 7:59 pm (237°) - 12:20 pm (79.9°) 250,299 1.2%
9 5:29 am (124°) 8:55 pm (235°) - 1:11 pm (81.5°) 251,436 0.2%
10 6:19 am (125°) 9:45 pm (236°) - 2:02 pm (81.6°) 252,195 1.0%
11 7:13 am (124°) 10:29 pm (238°) - 2:53 pm (80.4°) 252,528 3.8%
12 8:11 am (121°) 11:06 pm (241°) - 3:42 pm (77.9°) 252,367 8.3%
13 9:10 am (117°) 11:38 pm (246°) - 4:28 pm (74.3°) 251,639 14.4%
14 10:09 am (111°) - - 5:12 pm (69.8°) 250,280 21.9%
15 - 12:07 am (252°) 11:08 am (105°) 5:55 pm (64.6°) 248,246 30.5%
16 - 12:32 am (259°) 12:07 pm (98°) 6:36 pm (58.9°) 245,544 40.1%
17 - 12:57 am (266°) 1:06 pm (91°) 7:18 pm (52.9°) 242,230 50.4%
18 - 1:21 am (273°) 2:07 pm (83°) 8:01 pm (46.7°) 238,441 61.0%
19 - 1:47 am (280°) 3:12 pm (76°) 8:48 pm (40.6°) 234,383 71.4%
20 - 2:16 am (288°) 4:20 pm (68°) 9:39 pm (34.9°) 230,366 81.2%
21 - 2:50 am (295°) 5:33 pm (62°) 10:35 pm (30.2°) 226,725 89.6%
22 - 3:32 am (300°) 6:48 pm (57°) 11:38 pm (27.0°) 223,853 95.9%
23 - 4:24 am (304°) 8:01 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:28 am (305°) 9:06 pm (56°) 12:45 am (25.8°) 222,084 99.4%
25 - 6:42 am (303°) 10:01 pm (60°) 1:52 am (26.9°) 221,635 99.6%
26 - 8:00 am (298°) 10:45 pm (66°) 2:57 am (30.2°) 222,541 96.4%
27 - 9:17 am (291°) 11:21 pm (73°) 3:57 am (35.1°) 224,671 90.4%
28 - 10:30 am (284°) 11:51 pm (81°) 4:51 am (41.2°) 227,742 82.0%
29 - 11:38 am (275°) - 5:40 am (47.7°) 231,388 72.1%
30 12:19 am (89°) 12:44 pm (267°) - 6:27 am (54.4°) 235,279 61.4%
31 12:45 am (96°) 1:47 pm (260°) - 7:11 am (60.7°) 239,093 50.5%
* All times are local time for Whangarei. 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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