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

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 1:53:44 pm
Moon Direction: 247° West
Moon Altitude: -73.0°
Moon Distance: 240,401 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:09 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:59 am (278°) - 5:52 am (73.4°) 233,394 54.8%
2 12:30 am (85°) 12:48 pm (272°) - 6:38 am (79.9°) 236,613 43.6%
3 1:11 am (92°) 1:35 pm (265°) - 7:22 am (86.3°) 239,687 33.0%
4 1:52 am (98°) 2:22 pm (259°) - 8:06 am (87.6°) 242,501 23.5%
5 2:33 am (103°) 3:09 pm (254°) - 8:50 am (82.0°) 244,990 15.3%
6 3:15 am (108°) 3:57 pm (249°) - 9:36 am (77.1°) 247,137 8.7%
7 4:00 am (113°) 4:48 pm (246°) - 10:23 am (73.2°) 248,939 4.0%
8 4:48 am (116°) 5:39 pm (243°) - 11:13 am (70.5°) 250,398 1.1%
9 5:37 am (117°) 6:31 pm (242°) - 12:04 pm (69.0°) 251,507 0.2%
10 6:29 am (118°) 7:22 pm (243°) - 12:56 pm (69.0°) 252,236 1.2%
11 7:20 am (117°) 8:12 pm (244°) - 1:46 pm (70.3°) 252,534 4.1%
12 8:11 am (115°) 8:58 pm (247°) - 2:35 pm (72.9°) 252,332 8.7%
13 8:59 am (111°) 9:41 pm (251°) - 3:21 pm (76.5°) 251,559 14.9%
14 9:46 am (107°) 10:22 pm (256°) - 4:05 pm (81.1°) 250,149 22.5%
15 10:31 am (102°) 11:02 pm (261°) - 4:47 pm (86.3°) 248,064 31.2%
16 11:16 am (96°) 11:40 pm (267°) - 5:29 pm (87.9°) 245,313 40.9%
17 12:00 pm (90°) - - 6:11 pm (81.8°) 241,956 51.2%
18 - 12:19 am (273°) 12:46 pm (84°) 6:54 pm (75.6°) 238,139 61.8%
19 - 1:00 am (279°) 1:35 pm (78°) 7:41 pm (69.5°) 234,072 72.2%
20 - 1:45 am (285°) 2:28 pm (72°) 8:32 pm (63.9°) 230,072 81.9%
21 - 2:35 am (290°) 3:27 pm (67°) 9:29 pm (59.2°) 226,474 90.2%
22 - 3:31 am (295°) 4:31 pm (64°) 10:32 pm (56.1°) 223,676 96.3%
23 - 4:33 am (297°) 5:38 pm (62°) 11:39 pm (55.1°) 222,002 99.5%
24 - 5:41 am (298°) 6:45 pm (63°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:49 am (296°) 7:49 pm (66°) 12:47 am (56.4°) 221,657 99.4%
26 - 7:55 am (292°) 8:47 pm (71°) 1:51 am (59.8°) 222,663 96.1%
27 - 8:55 am (287°) 9:38 pm (76°) 2:50 am (64.9°) 224,876 89.8%
28 - 9:51 am (280°) 10:25 pm (83°) 3:44 am (71.1°) 228,002 81.3%
29 - 10:42 am (274°) 11:09 pm (89°) 4:33 am (77.7°) 231,679 71.3%
30 - 11:31 am (267°) 11:50 pm (96°) 5:19 am (84.3°) 235,574 60.5%
31 - 12:19 pm (261°) - 6:04 am (89.3°) 239,373 49.7%
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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