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Full moons 2027 · Friday

24 December 2027

Waning Crescent

11% illuminated and waning, 26.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 24 December 2027: Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated

Ephemeris for 24 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
11.2%
Lunar age
26.4 days
Elongation
321.2°
Distance
387,828 km
Distance (mi)
240,985 mi
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.3° 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 05:00 09:02 12:57 14.6°
New York 04:25 09:09 13:47 24.8°
Chicago 04:26 09:05 13:39 23.5°
Denver 04:32 09:17 13:58 25.6°
Los Angeles 04:10 09:12 14:10 31.2°
Mexico City 04:16 09:53 15:27 46.1°
São Paulo 02:19 09:15 16:15 89.9°
Berlin 05:09 09:06 12:56 13.7°

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 3 days
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 12 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 19 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 25 days