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Full moons 2027 · Thursday

23 December 2027

Waning Crescent

19% illuminated and waning, 25.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 23 December 2027: Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated

Ephemeris for 23 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
18.7%
Lunar age
25.4 days
Elongation
309.1°
Distance
384,360 km
Distance (mi)
238,830 mi
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
5.8° 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 03:41 08:11 12:30 18.4°
New York 03:17 08:16 13:09 28.4°
Chicago 03:17 08:13 13:02 27.1°
Denver 03:24 08:25 13:19 29.0°
Los Angeles 03:06 08:20 13:28 34.6°
Mexico City 03:18 09:01 14:40 49.6°
São Paulo 01:36 08:23 15:15 86.2°
Berlin 03:48 08:14 12:30 17.6°

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 4 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 13 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 20 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 26 days