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Full moons 2027 · Sunday

12 December 2027

Waxing Gibbous

98% illuminated and waxing, 14.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 December 2027: Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
98.0%
Lunar age
14.4 days
Elongation
164.5°
Distance
372,859 km
Distance (mi)
231,684 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
5.7° S
Libration lon
5.0° 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 14:23 23:11 06:53 64.2°
New York 15:21 23:19 06:13 75.4°
Chicago 15:13 23:16 06:14 74.3°
Denver 15:34 23:28 06:19 76.5°
Los Angeles 15:48 23:24 05:55 82.3°
Mexico City 17:08 00:04 +1 05:57 82.9°
São Paulo 18:01 23:25 03:50 39.4°
Berlin 14:20 23:14 07:03 63.1°

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 tomorrow
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 8 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 15 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 24 days