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Full moons 2027 · Friday

31 December 2027

Waxing Crescent

12% illuminated and waxing, 3.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 31 December 2027: Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated

Ephemeris for 31 December 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
11.9%
Lunar age
3.7 days
Elongation
40.2°
Distance
405,405 km
Distance (mi)
251,907 mi
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
2.0° S
Libration lon
0.5° W

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 09:57 14:53 20:00 24.9°
New York 09:34 14:57 20:28 36.8°
Chicago 09:31 14:53 20:23 35.8°
Denver 09:38 15:04 20:38 38.2°
Los Angeles 09:24 14:59 20:40 44.1°
Mexico City 09:49 15:40 21:35 58.6°
São Paulo 08:29 15:04 21:34 78.5°
Berlin 10:05 14:57 20:00 23.7°

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

Phases around this date

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