The Moon information shown here applies to Heard Island Central Terrotory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. (Local time Indian/Maldives)
| Moonrise to moonset | 10h39m |
| Moonrise | 00:50 |
| Moonset | 11:29 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 147,511,950 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 371,240 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 55.3% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Virgo ♍ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 21.7 |
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in December 2026.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Mars | 2026-12-01 00:32 | Mars is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Spica | December 4 | Spica is 2.7 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | December 22 | Pleiades is 1 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | December 26 | Beehive is 0.3 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | December 27 | Jupiter is 1.5 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | December 28 | Regulus is 1.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
