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Grahamstown, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 5:47:35 pm
Moon Direction: 322° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 22.9°
Moon Distance: 227,966 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:23 am (79°) 12:04 pm (277°) - 6:10 am (48.6°) 234,478 51.0%
2 12:52 am (87°) 1:07 pm (270°) - 6:55 am (55.1°) 237,663 40.0%
3 1:19 am (94°) 2:07 pm (262°) - 7:39 am (61.4°) 240,663 29.7%
4 1:46 am (101°) 3:07 pm (255°) - 8:22 am (67.3°) 243,371 20.6%
5 2:15 am (108°) 4:08 pm (249°) - 9:07 am (72.7°) 245,748 12.9%
6 2:46 am (114°) 5:08 pm (244°) - 9:53 am (77.3°) 247,777 6.9%
7 3:22 am (118°) 6:08 pm (240°) - 10:42 am (80.9°) 249,466 2.8%
8 4:02 am (122°) 7:05 pm (237°) - 11:32 am (83.2°) 250,809 0.6%
9 4:48 am (123°) 7:59 pm (236°) - 12:23 pm (84.2°) 251,795 0.3%
10 5:40 am (123°) 8:47 pm (237°) - 1:15 pm (83.8°) 252,386 2.0%
11 6:35 am (122°) 9:29 pm (240°) - 2:05 pm (82.0°) 252,526 5.5%
12 7:33 am (118°) 10:05 pm (244°) - 2:52 pm (79.0°) 252,141 10.6%
13 8:31 am (114°) 10:37 pm (249°) - 3:38 pm (75.0°) 251,160 17.3%
14 9:28 am (108°) 11:05 pm (255°) - 4:21 pm (70.2°) 249,528 25.3%
15 10:26 am (102°) 11:32 pm (262°) - 5:03 pm (64.8°) 247,215 34.4%
16 11:23 am (95°) 11:58 pm (269°) - 5:44 pm (58.9°) 244,253 44.3%
17 12:22 pm (88°) - - 6:27 pm (52.8°) 240,720 54.7%
18 - 12:24 am (276°) 1:22 pm (80°) 7:11 pm (46.6°) 236,793 65.3%
19 - 12:52 am (283°) 2:27 pm (73°) 7:59 pm (40.6°) 232,710 75.5%
20 - 1:25 am (290°) 3:35 pm (66°) 8:52 pm (35.3°) 228,806 84.8%
21 - 2:03 am (296°) 4:48 pm (61°) 9:51 pm (31.1°) 225,433 92.5%
22 - 2:50 am (301°) 6:02 pm (57°) 10:56 pm (28.6°) 222,978 97.7%
23 - 3:48 am (304°) 7:12 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 4:57 am (303°) 8:14 pm (58°) 12:04 am (28.4°) 221,733 99.8%
25 - 6:12 am (300°) 9:05 pm (63°) 1:11 am (30.4°) 221,848 98.7%
26 - 7:29 am (295°) 9:47 pm (69°) 2:14 am (34.5°) 223,283 94.3%
27 - 8:42 am (288°) 10:22 pm (76°) 3:11 am (40.0°) 225,840 87.2%
28 - 9:52 am (280°) 10:53 pm (84°) 4:03 am (46.3°) 229,187 78.1%
29 - 10:57 am (272°) 11:21 pm (92°) 4:51 am (52.9°) 232,976 67.8%
30 - 12:00 pm (264°) 11:49 pm (99°) 5:36 am (59.5°) 236,867 56.9%
31 - 1:01 pm (257°) - 6:21 am (65.7°) 240,583 46.1%
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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