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Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:37:12 am
Moon Direction: 318° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -66.8°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 1:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 10:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:12 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:14 am (79°) 12:28 pm (278°) - 6:20 am (74.6°) 233,325 55.1%
2 12:58 am (85°) 1:17 pm (272°) - 7:07 am (81.1°) 236,545 43.8%
3 1:40 am (91°) 2:03 pm (266°) - 7:51 am (87.5°) 239,624 33.3%
4 2:21 am (98°) 2:49 pm (260°) - 8:34 am (86.4°) 242,444 23.7%
5 3:02 am (103°) 3:35 pm (254°) - 9:18 am (80.8°) 244,941 15.5%
6 3:45 am (108°) 4:24 pm (250°) - 10:04 am (75.9°) 247,095 8.9%
7 4:31 am (112°) 5:13 pm (246°) - 10:52 am (72.0°) 248,904 4.0%
8 5:18 am (115°) 6:05 pm (243°) - 11:41 am (69.2°) 250,370 1.1%
9 6:08 am (117°) 6:57 pm (242°) - 12:32 pm (67.7°) 251,487 0.2%
10 7:00 am (118°) 7:48 pm (243°) - 1:24 pm (67.6°) 252,225 1.1%
11 7:51 am (117°) 8:37 pm (244°) - 2:14 pm (68.9°) 252,532 4.0%
12 8:41 am (115°) 9:24 pm (247°) - 3:03 pm (71.5°) 252,342 8.6%
13 9:30 am (111°) 10:08 pm (251°) - 3:49 pm (75.1°) 251,582 14.8%
14 10:16 am (107°) 10:49 pm (256°) - 4:33 pm (79.7°) 250,186 22.3%
15 11:01 am (102°) 11:29 pm (261°) - 5:16 pm (84.9°) 248,116 31.0%
16 11:45 am (96°) - - 5:57 pm (89.4°) 245,378 40.7%
17 - 12:08 am (267°) 12:29 pm (90°) 6:39 pm (83.3°) 242,033 51.0%
18 - 12:48 am (273°) 1:14 pm (84°) 7:22 pm (77.1°) 238,224 61.5%
19 - 1:30 am (279°) 2:02 pm (78°) 8:09 pm (71.0°) 234,160 72.0%
20 - 2:15 am (285°) 2:55 pm (72°) 9:00 pm (65.3°) 230,155 81.7%
21 - 3:05 am (290°) 3:52 pm (67°) 9:57 pm (60.6°) 226,544 90.0%
22 - 4:01 am (294°) 4:56 pm (64°) 11:00 pm (57.5°) 223,725 96.1%
23 - 5:04 am (297°) 6:03 pm (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 6:11 am (298°) 7:10 pm (63°) 12:07 am (56.4°) 222,024 99.5%
25 - 7:19 am (296°) 8:15 pm (66°) 1:15 am (57.6°) 221,650 99.5%
26 - 8:25 am (292°) 9:13 pm (71°) 2:19 am (61.0°) 222,628 96.2%
27 - 9:25 am (287°) 10:05 pm (76°) 3:19 am (66.1°) 224,818 90.0%
28 - 10:20 am (281°) 10:53 pm (83°) 4:12 am (72.2°) 227,929 81.5%
29 - 11:11 am (274°) 11:37 pm (89°) 5:01 am (78.8°) 231,597 71.5%
30 - 11:59 am (267°) - 5:48 am (85.5°) 235,491 60.8%
31 12:19 am (96°) 12:46 pm (261°) - 6:32 am (88.1°) 239,294 49.9%
* All times are local time for Buka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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