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

Moon: 34.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 12:59:50 pm
Moon Direction: 49° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 10.0°
Moon Distance: 229,027 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 9:58 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:04 am (80°) 11:51 am (277°) - 5:54 am (52.3°) 234,443 51.1%
2 12:35 am (87°) 12:51 pm (270°) - 6:39 am (58.7°) 237,630 40.1%
3 1:04 am (94°) 1:49 pm (262°) - 7:23 am (65.1°) 240,632 29.8%
4 1:34 am (101°) 2:47 pm (256°) - 8:07 am (71.0°) 243,343 20.7%
5 2:05 am (107°) 3:45 pm (250°) - 8:51 am (76.4°) 245,724 13.0%
6 2:38 am (113°) 4:43 pm (245°) - 9:37 am (81.0°) 247,757 7.0%
7 3:15 am (117°) 5:41 pm (241°) - 10:26 am (84.6°) 249,449 2.8%
8 3:57 am (120°) 6:38 pm (239°) - 11:16 am (86.9°) 250,796 0.6%
9 4:44 am (122°) 7:31 pm (238°) - 12:07 pm (87.9°) 251,787 0.3%
10 5:35 am (122°) 8:20 pm (239°) - 12:59 pm (87.5°) 252,382 1.9%
11 6:30 am (120°) 9:03 pm (241°) - 1:49 pm (85.8°) 252,527 5.4%
12 7:26 am (117°) 9:41 pm (245°) - 2:36 pm (82.8°) 252,148 10.6%
13 8:23 am (113°) 10:15 pm (250°) - 3:22 pm (78.8°) 251,174 17.2%
14 9:18 am (108°) 10:45 pm (256°) - 4:05 pm (74.0°) 249,549 25.2%
15 10:13 am (101°) 11:14 pm (262°) - 4:47 pm (68.6°) 247,244 34.3%
16 11:09 am (95°) 11:41 pm (269°) - 5:29 pm (62.8°) 244,288 44.2%
17 12:05 pm (88°) - - 6:11 pm (56.6°) 240,760 54.6%
18 - 12:10 am (276°) 1:03 pm (81°) 6:55 pm (50.4°) 236,836 65.2%
19 - 12:41 am (283°) 2:05 pm (74°) 7:43 pm (44.4°) 232,753 75.4%
20 - 1:15 am (289°) 3:11 pm (67°) 8:36 pm (39.1°) 228,846 84.8%
21 - 1:56 am (295°) 4:22 pm (62°) 9:35 pm (34.9°) 225,464 92.4%
22 - 2:45 am (300°) 5:34 pm (59°) 10:40 pm (32.4°) 222,998 97.6%
23 - 3:44 am (302°) 6:44 pm (58°) 11:48 pm (32.1°) 221,739 99.8%
24 - 4:52 am (302°) 7:47 pm (60°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:06 am (299°) 8:40 pm (64°) 12:55 am (34.1°) 221,839 98.7%
26 - 7:21 am (294°) 9:24 pm (70°) 1:58 am (38.2°) 223,261 94.3%
27 - 8:32 am (287°) 10:02 pm (77°) 2:55 am (43.6°) 225,808 87.3%
28 - 9:39 am (280°) 10:35 pm (84°) 3:47 am (50.0°) 229,148 78.2%
29 - 10:42 am (272°) 11:06 pm (92°) 4:35 am (56.6°) 232,934 67.9%
30 - 11:42 am (265°) 11:36 pm (99°) 5:20 am (63.2°) 236,826 57.0%
31 - 12:41 pm (258°) - 6:05 am (69.4°) 240,545 46.2%
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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