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Full moons 2027 · Wednesday

29 December 2027

Waxing Crescent

3% illuminated and waxing, 1.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 29 December 2027: Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated

Ephemeris for 29 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
2.6%
Lunar age
1.7 days
Elongation
18.4°
Distance
402,530 km
Distance (mi)
250,120 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
0.8° N
Libration lon
2.2° 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 09:18 13:24 17:38 16.4°
New York 08:39 13:29 18:26 27.9°
Chicago 08:38 13:26 18:19 26.9°
Denver 08:43 13:37 18:37 29.2°
Los Angeles 08:23 13:32 18:46 35.1°
Mexico City 08:34 14:13 19:55 49.7°
São Paulo 06:43 13:36 20:25 87.3°
Berlin 09:29 13:28 17:36 15.2°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 7 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 14 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 20 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 28 days