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Taruwhenua, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 4.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 11:36:11 am
Moon Direction: 3° North
Moon Altitude: 71.0°
Moon Distance: 252,365 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 20, 2025, 3:28 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 11:47 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:51 pm
Location of TaruwhenuaLocation

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Taruwhenua, December 2025

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-2:55 am (277°)4:13 pm (78°)9:51 pm(35.2°)227,21781.5%
2-3:17 am (286°)5:34 pm (69°)10:44 pm(28.6°)224,36690.0%
3-3:42 am (295°)6:59 pm (60°)11:42 pm(23.0°)222,47696.2%
4-4:15 am (303°)8:25 pm (53°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5-4:58 am (309°)9:46 pm (49°)12:45 am(18.8°)221,80899.4%
6-5:56 am (311°)10:55 pm (49°)1:52 am(16.8°)222,47999.4%
7-7:07 am (310°)11:47 pm (52°)2:59 am(17.0°)224,43896.1%
8-8:26 am (306°)-4:03 am(19.5°)227,46090.0%
912:25 am (58°)9:46 am (299°)-5:01 am(23.6°)231,20481.8%
1012:54 am (66°)11:03 am (291°)-5:53 am(28.9°)235,27472.2%
111:17 am (74°)12:14 pm (283°)-6:40 am(34.8°)239,33761.9%
121:36 am (82°)1:22 pm (274°)-7:23 am(40.9°)243,08351.5%
131:53 am (90°)2:28 pm (265°)-8:05 am(47.1°)246,31341.3%
142:10 am (99°)3:32 pm (257°)-8:45 am(53.0°)248,89031.7%
152:28 am (106°)4:37 pm (249°)-9:26 am(58.5°)250,76223.0%
162:48 am (114°)5:42 pm (242°)-10:08 am(63.5°)251,92915.4%
173:11 am (120°)6:47 pm (236°)-10:53 am(67.7°)252,4409.1%
183:40 am (125°)7:51 pm (232°)-11:40 am(71.0°)252,3694.4%
194:15 am (129°)8:51 pm (229°)-12:30 pm(73.1°)251,8011.3%
205:00 am (131°)9:45 pm (229°)-1:22 pm(73.8°)250,8180.2%
215:54 am (131°)10:30 pm (231°)-2:15 pm(73.0°)249,4831.0%
226:56 am (128°)11:06 pm (235°)-3:06 pm(70.8°)247,8393.8%
238:03 am (123°)11:36 pm (241°)-3:56 pm(67.2°)245,9058.6%
249:13 am (117°)--4:43 pm(62.6°)243,68815.2%
25-12:00 am (248°)10:23 am (109°)5:29 pm(57.1°)241,19523.4%
26-12:21 am (256°)11:33 am (100°)6:13 pm(50.9°)238,44933.1%
27-12:40 am (264°)12:44 pm (91°)6:58 pm(44.3°)235,51443.8%
28-12:59 am (273°)1:56 pm (82°)7:43 pm(37.7°)232,50355.1%
29-1:19 am (283°)3:12 pm (72°)8:32 pm(31.2°)229,60466.5%
30-1:41 am (291°)4:32 pm (64°)9:25 pm(25.3°)227,04177.2%
31-2:09 am (300°)5:55 pm (56°)10:24 pm(20.6°)225,09886.6%
* All times are local time for Taruwhenua. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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