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

Moon: 81.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1:34:48 pm
Moon Direction: 235° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -30.7°
Moon Distance: 243,170 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:30 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:18 am (76°) 12:38 pm (281°) - 6:54 am (42.4°) 233,136 55.7%
2 1:46 am (83°) 1:44 pm (273°) - 7:40 am (48.8°) 236,360 44.5%
3 2:11 am (91°) 2:47 pm (265°) - 8:24 am (55.2°) 239,450 33.8%
4 2:35 am (99°) 3:50 pm (257°) - 9:08 am (61.3°) 242,288 24.2%
5 3:01 am (106°) 4:52 pm (250°) - 9:52 am (67.0°) 244,804 15.9%
6 3:29 am (112°) 5:55 pm (244°) - 10:37 am (71.9°) 246,978 9.2%
7 4:01 am (118°) 6:57 pm (240°) - 11:25 am (75.9°) 248,807 4.3%
8 4:37 am (122°) 7:57 pm (236°) - 12:14 pm (78.8°) 250,294 1.2%
9 5:20 am (124°) 8:53 pm (235°) - 1:05 pm (80.4°) 251,432 0.2%
10 6:09 am (125°) 9:43 pm (235°) - 1:57 pm (80.5°) 252,193 1.0%
11 7:03 am (124°) 10:26 pm (237°) - 2:47 pm (79.3°) 252,527 3.8%
12 8:01 am (121°) 11:04 pm (241°) - 3:36 pm (76.8°) 252,368 8.3%
13 9:01 am (117°) 11:35 pm (246°) - 4:23 pm (73.2°) 251,643 14.4%
14 10:01 am (112°) - - 5:07 pm (68.7°) 250,286 21.8%
15 - 12:03 am (252°) 11:01 am (105°) 5:49 pm (63.5°) 248,255 30.5%
16 - 12:28 am (258°) 12:00 pm (98°) 6:31 pm (57.8°) 245,556 40.1%
17 - 12:52 am (266°) 1:00 pm (91°) 7:12 pm (51.8°) 242,243 50.3%
18 - 1:15 am (273°) 2:02 pm (83°) 7:56 pm (45.6°) 238,456 60.9%
19 - 1:40 am (281°) 3:07 pm (75°) 8:42 pm (39.5°) 234,399 71.4%
20 - 2:08 am (288°) 4:17 pm (68°) 9:33 pm (33.8°) 230,381 81.2%
21 - 2:41 am (295°) 5:30 pm (61°) 10:30 pm (29.1°) 226,737 89.6%
22 - 3:23 am (301°) 6:46 pm (57°) 11:32 pm (25.9°) 223,862 95.9%
23 - 4:14 am (304°) 8:00 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:18 am (306°) 9:05 pm (55°) 12:39 am (24.6°) 222,088 99.3%
25 - 6:32 am (303°) 9:58 pm (59°) 1:47 am (25.7°) 221,634 99.6%
26 - 7:51 am (299°) 10:42 pm (65°) 2:51 am (29.0°) 222,535 96.5%
27 - 9:09 am (292°) 11:17 pm (73°) 3:51 am (34.0°) 224,661 90.4%
28 - 10:22 am (284°) 11:47 pm (81°) 4:45 am (40.0°) 227,729 82.0%
29 - 11:32 am (276°) - 5:35 am (46.6°) 231,373 72.1%
30 12:13 am (89°) 12:38 pm (267°) - 6:21 am (53.2°) 235,264 61.4%
31 12:39 am (97°) 1:42 pm (259°) - 7:06 am (59.6°) 239,078 50.5%
* All times are local time for Whitianga. 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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