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Full moons 2027 · Friday

3 December 2027

Waxing Crescent

26% illuminated and waxing, 5.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 December 2027: Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
25.5%
Lunar age
5.4 days
Elongation
60.6°
Distance
404,197 km
Distance (mi)
251,156 mi
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
0.9° S
Libration lon
0.4° 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 11:36 16:15 21:04 21.9°
New York 11:07 16:19 21:39 33.7°
Chicago 11:05 16:15 21:33 32.7°
Denver 11:11 16:27 21:49 35.1°
Los Angeles 10:55 16:21 21:54 41.0°
Mexico City 11:16 17:02 22:53 55.5°
São Paulo 09:45 16:26 23:02 81.6°
Berlin 11:44 16:19 21:04 20.7°

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 3 days
Full Moon 13 December 2027 16:09 in 10 days
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 17 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 24 days