December 2025 · Saturday · 9 months ago
27 December 2025
First Quarter
47% illuminated and waxing, 7.4 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:28 | 17:51 | 00:33 +1 | 41.9° |
| New York | 11:32 | 17:56 | 00:33 +1 | 54.2° |
| Chicago | 11:27 | 17:52 | 00:31 +1 | 53.3° |
| Denver | 11:38 | 18:04 | 00:42 +1 | 55.8° |
| Los Angeles | 11:35 | 17:59 | 00:32 +1 | 61.8° |
| Mexico City | 12:23 | 18:40 | 00:07 | 76.3° |
| São Paulo | 11:58 | 18:03 | 00:02 +1 | 61.0° |
| Berlin | 11:33 | 17:55 | 00:37 +1 | 40.6° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 27 December 2025 | 19:10 | today |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 7 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 14 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 22 days |