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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 6:08:51 pm
Moon Direction: 321° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 26.7°
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, 8:51 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:41 am (80°) 12:29 pm (277°) - 6:32 am (53.6°) 234,525 50.9%
2 1:12 am (87°) 1:29 pm (269°) - 7:17 am (60.1°) 237,709 39.8%
3 1:42 am (94°) 2:26 pm (262°) - 8:01 am (66.4°) 240,705 29.6%
4 2:12 am (101°) 3:23 pm (256°) - 8:44 am (72.3°) 243,408 20.5%
5 2:44 am (107°) 4:21 pm (250°) - 9:29 am (77.7°) 245,780 12.8%
6 3:18 am (112°) 5:19 pm (245°) - 10:15 am (82.3°) 247,804 6.9%
7 3:55 am (117°) 6:16 pm (241°) - 11:03 am (85.8°) 249,488 2.7%
8 4:38 am (120°) 7:13 pm (239°) - 11:54 am (88.2°) 250,826 0.5%
9 5:25 am (122°) 8:06 pm (238°) - 12:45 pm (89.1°) 251,807 0.3%
10 6:17 am (122°) 8:54 pm (239°) - 1:36 pm (88.7°) 252,392 2.0%
11 7:11 am (120°) 9:38 pm (242°) - 2:26 pm (86.9°) 252,524 5.5%
12 8:07 am (117°) 10:16 pm (246°) - 3:14 pm (83.9°) 252,131 10.7%
13 9:03 am (112°) 10:50 pm (250°) - 4:00 pm (79.9°) 251,141 17.4%
14 9:58 am (107°) 11:21 pm (256°) - 4:43 pm (75.1°) 249,499 25.4%
15 10:52 am (101°) 11:50 pm (262°) - 5:25 pm (69.6°) 247,177 34.5%
16 11:47 am (95°) - - 6:06 pm (63.8°) 244,205 44.4%
17 - 12:19 am (269°) 12:43 pm (88°) 6:48 pm (57.6°) 240,664 54.9%
18 - 12:48 am (276°) 1:40 pm (81°) 7:33 pm (51.4°) 236,733 65.4%
19 - 1:19 am (283°) 2:42 pm (74°) 8:21 pm (45.5°) 232,651 75.7%
20 - 1:54 am (289°) 3:47 pm (67°) 9:14 pm (40.1°) 228,752 85.0%
21 - 2:36 am (295°) 4:57 pm (62°) 10:14 pm (36.0°) 225,389 92.6%
22 - 3:26 am (299°) 6:09 pm (59°) 11:18 pm (33.5°) 222,950 97.7%
23 - 4:26 am (302°) 7:19 pm (58°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 5:34 am (301°) 8:21 pm (60°) 12:26 am (33.3°) 221,724 99.9%
25 - 6:48 am (298°) 9:15 pm (64°) 1:33 am (35.4°) 221,859 98.6%
26 - 8:01 am (293°) 10:00 pm (70°) 2:36 am (39.4°) 223,313 94.2%
27 - 9:12 am (287°) 10:38 pm (77°) 3:33 am (44.9°) 225,885 87.1%
28 - 10:18 am (279°) 11:12 pm (85°) 4:25 am (51.3°) 229,240 77.9%
29 - 11:20 am (272°) 11:43 pm (92°) 5:13 am (57.9°) 233,033 67.6%
30 - 12:20 pm (264°) - 5:58 am (64.5°) 236,923 56.7%
31 12:14 am (99°) 1:18 pm (258°) - 6:42 am (70.7°) 240,635 45.9%
* All times are local time for Upington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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