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Lunar phase today Christchurch

Lunar Day 12

Moon phase today December 26, 2025

What is moon today in Christchurch?

Today's lunar phase in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND, the moon is in 🌓 the First Quarter phase, with 35.78% illumination, with an age of 6.03 days. The current distance between Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND and the moon is 376,994.65km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude -43.5320544 and longitude 172.63622540000006 also base on Time zone Pacific/Auckland because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Friday, December 26, 2025
11:51:36 PM
Lunar Day 12
First Quarter
35.78%
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND
  • Location:
    NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch
  • Moon phase:
    🌓 First Quarter
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    6.03
  • Illumination:
    35.78%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    11:36/00:20
  • Altitude:
    2.64°
  • Period:
    🕑 11 Hours and 16 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    30.27°
  • Distance to Christchurch:
    376,994.65km
  • Next full Moon:
    January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    7 Days, 21 Hours and 38 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

December 27, 2025
Lunar Day 6
First Quarter
Illumination: 35.84%
Rise
12:45
Set
00:40
December 28, 2025
Lunar Day 7
First Quarter
Illumination: 46.45%
Rise
13:58
Set
00:59
December 29, 2025
Lunar Day 8
First Quarter
Illumination: 57.5%
Rise
15:13
Set
01:20
December 30, 2025
Lunar Day 9
First Quarter
Illumination: 68.46%
Rise
16:32
Set
01:44
December 31, 2025
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 78.7%
Rise
17:54
Set
02:12
January 1, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 87.56%
Rise
19:16
Set
02:50
January 2, 2026
Lunar Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94.38%
Rise
20:29
Set
03:40

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonSunday, December 21, 202505:5922:270.13%0.34
🌓 First QuarterSaturday, December 27, 202512:4500:4035.84%6.03
🌕 Full MoonSaturday, January 3, 202621:3004:4498.63%13.66
🌗 Last QuarterSaturday, January 10, 202600:1513:2161.77%21.03

Moon Phase Calendar for December, 2025

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
 
1Waxing Gibbous🌔 73.07%Age 9.64
2Waxing Gibbous🌔 82.65%Age 10.73
3Waxing Gibbous🌔 90.7%Age 11.85
4Full Moon🌕 96.53%Age 13
5Full Moon🌕 99.6%Age 14.17
6Full Moon🌕 99.63%Age 15.34
7Full Moon🌕 96.68%Age 16.49
8Waning Gibbous🌖 91.1%Age 17.61
9Waning Gibbous🌖 83.46%Age 18.7
10Waning Gibbous🌖 74.39%Age 19.75
11Last Quarter🌗 64.52%Age 20.76
12Last Quarter🌗 54.35%Age 21.74
13Last Quarter🌗 44.32%Age 22.68
14Last Quarter🌗 34.75%Age 23.6
15Waning Crescent🌘 25.92%Age 24.51
16Waning Crescent🌘 18.07%Age 25.4
17Waning Crescent🌘 11.4%Age 26.29
18Waning Crescent🌘 6.12%Age 27.18
19New Moon🌑 2.39%Age 28.07
20New Moon🌑 0.36%Age 28.97
21New Moon🌑 0.13%Age 0.34
22New Moon🌑 1.76%Age 1.25
23Waxing Crescent🌒 5.26%Age 2.18
24Waxing Crescent🌒 10.58%Age 3.11
25Waxing Crescent🌒 17.59%Age 4.07
26Waxing Crescent🌒 26.1%Age 5.04
27First Quarter🌓 35.84%Age 6.03
28First Quarter🌓 46.45%Age 7.05
29First Quarter🌓 57.5%Age 8.09
30First Quarter🌓 68.46%Age 9.16
31Waxing Gibbous🌔 78.7%Age 10.26