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Full moons 2027 · Saturday

18 December 2027

Waning Gibbous

71% illuminated and waning, 20.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 18 December 2027: Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated

Ephemeris for 18 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
71.0%
Lunar age
20.4 days
Elongation
245.3°
Distance
367,395 km
Distance (mi)
228,289 mi
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
3.2° N
Libration lon
2.7° 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 22:15 04:07 11:05 48.4°
New York 22:35 04:13 10:52 58.0°
Chicago 22:32 04:10 10:49 56.6°
Denver 22:46 04:22 10:58 58.5°
Los Angeles 22:44 04:16 10:47 64.0°
Mexico City 23:29 04:57 11:20 79.2°
São Paulo 23:07 04:20 10:17 56.2°
Berlin 22:17 04:11 11:12 47.6°

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 2 days
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 9 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 18 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 25 days