MoonPhases

Full moons 2027 · Sunday

5 December 2027

First Quarter

43% illuminated and waxing, 7.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 5 December 2027: First Quarter, 43% illuminated

Ephemeris for 5 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
43.3%
Lunar age
7.4 days
Elongation
82.1°
Distance
403,823 km
Distance (mi)
250,924 mi
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
3.5° S
Libration lon
2.4° W

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 12:05 17:37 23:23 31.9°
New York 11:53 17:41 23:38 43.9°
Chicago 11:49 17:37 23:35 42.9°
Denver 11:58 17:48 23:48 45.4°
Los Angeles 11:48 17:43 23:45 51.3°
Mexico City 12:23 18:24 00:29 +1 65.8°
São Paulo 11:27 17:48 00:05 +1 71.3°
Berlin 12:11 17:42 23:25 30.7°

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 tomorrow
Full Moon 13 December 2027 16:09 in 8 days
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 15 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 22 days