MoonPhases

December 2026 · Sunday · in 3 months

27 December 2026

Waning Gibbous

83% illuminated and waning, 18.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 27 December 2026: Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated

Ephemeris for 27 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
83.4%
Lunar age
18.5 days
Elongation
228.1°
Distance
365,657 km
Distance (mi)
227,209 mi
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.3° N
Libration lon
5.8° E

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
London20:4203:0110:2853.5°
New York21:1203:0810:0663.2°
Chicago21:0803:0410:0361.7°
Denver21:2403:1610:1163.6°
Los Angeles21:2503:1109:5769.1°
Mexico City22:1703:5210:2384.3°
São Paulo22:1203:1409:0251.1°
Berlin20:4303:0510:3652.7°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter30 December 202619:00in 3 days
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 11 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 19 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 26 days