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Full moons 2027 · Friday

17 December 2027

Waning Gibbous

81% illuminated and waning, 19.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 December 2027: Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated

Ephemeris for 17 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
80.9%
Lunar age
19.4 days
Elongation
231.9°
Distance
365,247 km
Distance (mi)
226,954 mi
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
1.7° N
Libration lon
1.5° 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 20:49 03:14 10:47 54.4°
New York 21:22 03:21 10:24 64.1°
Chicago 21:17 03:18 10:21 62.7°
Denver 21:33 03:30 10:28 64.6°
Los Angeles 21:36 03:25 10:14 70.2°
Mexico City 22:30 04:05 10:38 85.4°
São Paulo 22:28 03:27 09:14 50.1°
Berlin 20:49 03:18 10:55 53.5°

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 3 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 10 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 19 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 26 days