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Full moons 2027 · Wednesday

22 December 2027

Waning Crescent

28% illuminated and waning, 24.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 22 December 2027: Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated

Ephemeris for 22 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
27.7%
Lunar age
24.4 days
Elongation
296.8°
Distance
380,795 km
Distance (mi)
236,615 mi
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
5.6° 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 02:21 07:21 12:09 23.3°
New York 02:07 07:26 12:37 33.1°
Chicago 02:07 07:23 12:30 31.7°
Denver 02:15 07:35 12:46 33.7°
Los Angeles 02:01 07:29 12:51 39.2°
Mexico City 02:20 08:10 13:57 54.3°
São Paulo 00:57 07:33 14:15 81.3°
Berlin 02:26 07:25 12:11 22.5°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
New Moon 27 December 2027 20:12 in 5 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 14 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 21 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 27 days