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Port Elizabeth, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 6:06:10 pm
Moon Direction: 319° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 20.4°
Moon Distance: 227,967 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:20 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Port Elizabeth, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:28 am (79°) 12:08 pm (277°) - 6:14 am (48.0°) 234,486 51.0%
2 12:56 am (87°) 1:11 pm (269°) - 6:59 am (54.4°) 237,671 40.0%
3 1:22 am (94°) 2:12 pm (262°) - 7:43 am (60.7°) 240,670 29.7%
4 1:49 am (101°) 3:12 pm (255°) - 8:26 am (66.7°) 243,377 20.6%
5 2:17 am (108°) 4:13 pm (249°) - 9:11 am (72.1°) 245,753 12.9%
6 2:48 am (114°) 5:13 pm (243°) - 9:57 am (76.7°) 247,782 6.9%
7 3:24 am (119°) 6:14 pm (239°) - 10:45 am (80.2°) 249,469 2.8%
8 4:04 am (122°) 7:11 pm (237°) - 11:36 am (82.5°) 250,812 0.6%
9 4:50 am (124°) 8:05 pm (236°) - 12:27 pm (83.5°) 251,797 0.3%
10 5:41 am (124°) 8:53 pm (237°) - 1:18 pm (83.1°) 252,387 2.0%
11 6:37 am (122°) 9:34 pm (240°) - 2:08 pm (81.3°) 252,525 5.5%
12 7:35 am (119°) 10:11 pm (244°) - 2:56 pm (78.3°) 252,139 10.6%
13 8:33 am (114°) 10:42 pm (249°) - 3:42 pm (74.4°) 251,157 17.3%
14 9:31 am (108°) 11:10 pm (255°) - 4:25 pm (69.6°) 249,523 25.3%
15 10:29 am (102°) 11:36 pm (262°) - 5:07 pm (64.1°) 247,209 34.4%
16 11:27 am (95°) - - 5:48 pm (58.3°) 244,244 44.3%
17 - 12:01 am (269°) 12:26 pm (88°) 6:31 pm (52.1°) 240,710 54.7%
18 - 12:27 am (276°) 1:27 pm (80°) 7:15 pm (45.9°) 236,782 65.3%
19 - 12:55 am (283°) 2:32 pm (73°) 8:03 pm (40.0°) 232,700 75.6%
20 - 1:27 am (290°) 3:41 pm (66°) 8:56 pm (34.6°) 228,796 84.9%
21 - 2:05 am (296°) 4:54 pm (60°) 9:55 pm (30.4°) 225,425 92.5%
22 - 2:52 am (301°) 6:08 pm (57°) 11:00 pm (28.0°) 222,973 97.7%
23 - 3:50 am (304°) 7:18 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 4:59 am (304°) 8:19 pm (58°) 12:08 am (27.7°) 221,731 99.8%
25 - 6:14 am (300°) 9:10 pm (63°) 1:15 am (29.8°) 221,850 98.7%
26 - 7:31 am (295°) 9:52 pm (69°) 2:17 am (33.8°) 223,288 94.3%
27 - 8:45 am (288°) 10:27 pm (76°) 3:15 am (39.3°) 225,848 87.2%
28 - 9:55 am (280°) 10:57 pm (84°) 4:07 am (45.6°) 229,196 78.1%
29 - 11:01 am (272°) 11:25 pm (92°) 4:55 am (52.3°) 232,986 67.7%
30 - 12:04 pm (264°) 11:52 pm (99°) 5:40 am (58.8°) 236,877 56.9%
31 - 1:06 pm (257°) - 6:24 am (65.0°) 240,592 46.0%
* All times are local time for Port Elizabeth. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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