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East London, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 81.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 4:07:17 am
Moon Direction: 341° North
Moon Altitude: 61.2°
Moon Distance: 243,370 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 10:00 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for East London, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:17 am (79°) 11:59 am (277°) - 6:04 am (48.9°) 234,465 51.1%
2 12:46 am (87°) 1:01 pm (270°) - 6:49 am (55.3°) 237,651 40.0%
3 1:13 am (94°) 2:01 pm (262°) - 7:33 am (61.6°) 240,652 29.7%
4 1:41 am (101°) 3:01 pm (255°) - 8:17 am (67.6°) 243,361 20.6%
5 2:10 am (108°) 4:01 pm (249°) - 9:01 am (73.0°) 245,739 13.0%
6 2:41 am (113°) 5:02 pm (244°) - 9:48 am (77.6°) 247,770 7.0%
7 3:17 am (118°) 6:01 pm (240°) - 10:36 am (81.1°) 249,460 2.8%
8 3:57 am (122°) 6:59 pm (237°) - 11:26 am (83.5°) 250,804 0.6%
9 4:44 am (123°) 7:52 pm (237°) - 12:18 pm (84.5°) 251,792 0.3%
10 5:35 am (123°) 8:40 pm (238°) - 1:09 pm (84.1°) 252,385 1.9%
11 6:30 am (122°) 9:22 pm (240°) - 1:59 pm (82.3°) 252,526 5.4%
12 7:28 am (118°) 9:59 pm (244°) - 2:47 pm (79.3°) 252,143 10.6%
13 8:26 am (114°) 10:31 pm (249°) - 3:32 pm (75.3°) 251,165 17.3%
14 9:23 am (108°) 10:59 pm (255°) - 4:15 pm (70.5°) 249,536 25.3%
15 10:20 am (102°) 11:26 pm (262°) - 4:57 pm (65.1°) 247,226 34.3%
16 11:18 am (95°) 11:52 pm (269°) - 5:39 pm (59.2°) 244,265 44.2%
17 12:16 pm (88°) - - 6:21 pm (53.1°) 240,734 54.7%
18 - 12:18 am (276°) 1:16 pm (80°) 7:05 pm (46.9°) 236,808 65.3%
19 - 12:47 am (283°) 2:20 pm (73°) 7:54 pm (41.0°) 232,725 75.5%
20 - 1:19 am (290°) 3:29 pm (66°) 8:47 pm (35.6°) 228,820 84.8%
21 - 1:58 am (296°) 4:41 pm (61°) 9:46 pm (31.4°) 225,444 92.4%
22 - 2:45 am (301°) 5:55 pm (57°) 10:50 pm (28.9°) 222,985 97.7%
23 - 3:44 am (303°) 7:05 pm (56°) 11:58 pm (28.7°) 221,735 99.8%
24 - 4:52 am (303°) 8:07 pm (58°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:07 am (300°) 8:58 pm (63°) 1:05 am (30.7°) 221,844 98.7%
26 - 7:24 am (295°) 9:41 pm (69°) 2:08 am (34.7°) 223,275 94.3%
27 - 8:37 am (288°) 10:16 pm (76°) 3:05 am (40.2°) 225,829 87.2%
28 - 9:46 am (280°) 10:47 pm (84°) 3:57 am (46.5°) 229,173 78.1%
29 - 10:52 am (272°) 11:16 pm (92°) 4:45 am (53.2°) 232,961 67.8%
30 - 11:54 am (264°) 11:43 pm (99°) 5:30 am (59.7°) 236,852 56.9%
31 - 12:55 pm (257°) - 6:15 am (66.0°) 240,569 46.1%
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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