MoonPhases

December 2025 · Saturday · 9 months ago

27 December 2025

First Quarter

47% illuminated and waxing, 7.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 27 December 2025: First Quarter, 47% illuminated

Ephemeris for 27 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
46.9%
Lunar age
7.4 days
Elongation
86.2°
Distance
377,687 km
Distance (mi)
234,684 mi
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
2.3° S
Libration lon
6.5° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London11:2817:5100:33 +141.9°
New York11:3217:5600:33 +154.2°
Chicago11:2717:5200:31 +153.3°
Denver11:3818:0400:42 +155.8°
Los Angeles11:3517:5900:32 +161.8°
Mexico City12:2318:4000:0776.3°
São Paulo11:5818:0300:02 +161.0°
Berlin11:3317:5500:37 +140.6°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter27 December 202519:10today
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 7 days
Last Quarter10 January 202615:49in 14 days
New Moon18 January 202619:52in 22 days