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Full moons 2027 · Tuesday

21 December 2027

Waning Crescent

38% illuminated and waning, 23.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 21 December 2027: Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated

Ephemeris for 21 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
37.8%
Lunar age
23.4 days
Elongation
284.3°
Distance
377,182 km
Distance (mi)
234,370 mi
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
6.4° N
Libration lon
5.2° 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 06:33 11:51 29.1°
New York 00:57 06:38 12:09 38.7°
Chicago 00:56 06:34 12:03 37.3°
Denver 01:06 06:46 12:17 39.2°
Los Angeles 00:55 06:41 12:18 44.7°
Mexico City 01:23 07:22 13:16 59.8°
São Paulo 00:19 06:45 13:16 75.6°
Berlin 01:04 06:37 11:55 28.3°

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 6 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 15 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 22 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 28 days