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

Moon: 33.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 10:55:17 am
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: -22.4°
Moon Distance: 228,942 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:58 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:55 am (79°) 12:36 pm (277°) - 6:42 am (47.9°) 234,547 50.8%
2 1:23 am (87°) 1:39 pm (269°) - 7:27 am (54.4°) 237,730 39.8%
3 1:50 am (94°) 2:40 pm (262°) - 8:10 am (60.7°) 240,724 29.5%
4 2:17 am (102°) 3:41 pm (255°) - 8:54 am (66.6°) 243,425 20.4%
5 2:45 am (108°) 4:41 pm (248°) - 9:39 am (72.0°) 245,795 12.8%
6 3:16 am (114°) 5:42 pm (243°) - 10:25 am (76.6°) 247,817 6.8%
7 3:51 am (119°) 6:42 pm (239°) - 11:13 am (80.1°) 249,498 2.7%
8 4:31 am (122°) 7:40 pm (237°) - 12:04 pm (82.4°) 250,834 0.5%
9 5:17 am (124°) 8:33 pm (236°) - 12:55 pm (83.4°) 251,812 0.3%
10 6:09 am (124°) 9:21 pm (237°) - 1:46 pm (82.9°) 252,394 2.0%
11 7:05 am (122°) 10:03 pm (240°) - 2:36 pm (81.1°) 252,523 5.5%
12 8:02 am (119°) 10:39 pm (244°) - 3:24 pm (78.1°) 252,126 10.8%
13 9:01 am (114°) 11:10 pm (249°) - 4:09 pm (74.1°) 251,132 17.5%
14 9:59 am (108°) 11:38 pm (255°) - 4:53 pm (69.3°) 249,486 25.5%
15 10:57 am (102°) - - 5:35 pm (63.9°) 247,159 34.6%
16 - 12:04 am (262°) 11:55 am (95°) 6:16 pm (58.0°) 244,183 44.5%
17 - 12:29 am (269°) 12:54 pm (88°) 6:58 pm (51.8°) 240,639 54.9%
18 - 12:55 am (276°) 1:55 pm (80°) 7:43 pm (45.7°) 236,706 65.5%
19 - 1:23 am (283°) 3:00 pm (73°) 8:31 pm (39.7°) 232,624 75.8%
20 - 1:55 am (290°) 4:09 pm (66°) 9:24 pm (34.4°) 228,727 85.0%
21 - 2:33 am (297°) 5:23 pm (60°) 10:24 pm (30.2°) 225,370 92.6%
22 - 3:20 am (301°) 6:37 pm (57°) 11:28 pm (27.8°) 222,938 97.8%
23 - 4:18 am (304°) 7:47 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:27 am (304°) 8:48 pm (58°) 12:36 am (27.6°) 221,721 99.9%
25 - 6:42 am (300°) 9:39 pm (63°) 1:43 am (29.7°) 221,865 98.6%
26 - 7:59 am (295°) 10:20 pm (69°) 2:46 am (33.8°) 223,327 94.2%
27 - 9:13 am (288°) 10:54 pm (76°) 3:43 am (39.3°) 225,905 87.0%
28 - 10:23 am (280°) 11:25 pm (84°) 4:35 am (45.6°) 229,265 77.9%
29 - 11:29 am (272°) 11:52 pm (92°) 5:22 am (52.2°) 233,059 67.5%
30 - 12:32 pm (264°) - 6:08 am (58.8°) 236,949 56.7%
31 12:19 am (100°) 1:34 pm (257°) - 6:52 am (65.0°) 240,659 45.8%
* All times are local time for Strand. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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