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Full moons 2027 · Thursday

16 December 2027

Waning Gibbous

89% illuminated and waning, 18.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 December 2027: Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
89.3%
Lunar age
18.4 days
Elongation
218.3°
Distance
364,123 km
Distance (mi)
226,256 mi
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.1° S
Libration lon
0.1° 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 19:21 02:17 10:23 59.3°
New York 20:05 02:25 09:50 69.4°
Chicago 20:00 02:22 09:49 68.0°
Denver 20:18 02:34 09:55 70.0°
Los Angeles 20:25 02:29 09:37 75.6°
Mexico City 21:28 03:10 09:52 89.3°
São Paulo 21:46 02:31 08:07 45.0°
Berlin 19:19 02:21 10:33 58.5°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
Last Quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 in 4 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 11 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 20 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 27 days