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Full moons 2027 · Monday

20 December 2027

Last Quarter

49% illuminated and waning, 22.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 20 December 2027: Last Quarter, 49% illuminated

Ephemeris for 20 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
48.8%
Lunar age
22.4 days
Elongation
271.5°
Distance
373,621 km
Distance (mi)
232,157 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
5.7° N
Libration lon
4.6° 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 01:00 +1 05:45 11:36 35.4°
New York 00:57 +1 05:50 11:43 45.0°
Chicago 00:56 +1 05:47 11:38 43.5°
Denver 01:06 +1 05:59 11:50 45.4°
Los Angeles 00:55 +1 05:53 11:48 50.9°
Mexico City 00:27 06:34 12:37 66.1°
São Paulo 00:19 +1 05:57 12:17 69.3°
Berlin 01:04 +1 05:49 11:41 34.6°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 7 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 16 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 23 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 29 days