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Full moons 2027 · Thursday

2 December 2027

Waxing Crescent

18% illuminated and waxing, 4.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 December 2027: Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
17.7%
Lunar age
4.4 days
Elongation
49.7°
Distance
402,628 km
Distance (mi)
250,181 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
0.5° N
Libration lon
1.8° 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.
City Moonrise Transit Moonset Peak altitude
London 11:16 15:30 19:53 17.7°
New York 10:39 15:35 20:37 29.3°
Chicago 10:38 15:31 20:31 28.3°
Denver 10:43 15:43 20:49 30.7°
Los Angeles 10:24 15:38 20:57 36.5°
Mexico City 10:38 16:19 22:02 51.1°
São Paulo 08:52 15:42 22:27 85.9°
Berlin 11:26 15:34 19:52 16.5°

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 6 December 2027 05:22 in 4 days
Full Moon 13 December 2027 16:09 in 11 days
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 18 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 25 days