MoonPhases

May 2027 · Thursday · in 8 months

20 May 2027

Full Moon

100% illuminated and waning, 14.0 days into the lunar cycle. This full moon is known as the Flower Moon.

The moon on 20 May 2027: Full Moon, 100% illuminated

Ephemeris for 20 May 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.8%
Lunar age
14.0 days
Elongation
180.5°
Distance
394,032 km
Distance (mi)
244,840 mi
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.4° N
Libration lon
4.3° 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
London21:4200:2804:2014.3°
New York20:5700:3405:1124.5°
Chicago20:5800:3005:0223.2°
Denver21:0200:4205:2125.2°
Los Angeles20:3800:3705:3430.8°
Mexico City19:3900:1805:5245.7°
São Paulo17:3000:33 +106:4187.3°
Berlin21:5200:3204:1913.4°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter28 May 202713:58in 8 days
New Moon4 June 202719:40in 15 days
First Quarter11 June 202710:56in 22 days
Full Moon19 June 202700:45in 30 days