MoonPhases

Full moons 2027 · Monday

6 December 2027

First Quarter

53% illuminated and waxing, 8.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 6 December 2027: First Quarter, 53% illuminated

Ephemeris for 6 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
52.8%
Lunar age
8.4 days
Elongation
93.0°
Distance
401,722 km
Distance (mi)
249,619 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
4.6° S
Libration lon
3.7° 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 12:17 18:17 00:32 +1 37.4°
New York 12:14 18:21 00:38 +1 49.5°
Chicago 12:09 18:17 00:35 +1 48.5°
Denver 12:19 18:28 00:47 +1 50.9°
Los Angeles 12:13 18:23 00:40 +1 56.9°
Mexico City 12:55 19:04 00:29 71.4°
São Paulo 12:17 18:28 00:05 65.8°
Berlin 12:23 18:22 00:35 +1 36.2°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
Full Moon 13 December 2027 16:09 in 7 days
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 14 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 21 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 30 days