MoonPhases

Full moons 2028 · Saturday · in 2 years

2 December 2028

Full Moon

100% illuminated and waning, 15.9 days into the lunar cycle. This full moon is known as the Cold Moon.

The moon on 2 December 2028: Full Moon, 100% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 December 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.8%
Lunar age
15.9 days
Elongation
185.1°
Distance
387,564 km
Distance (mi)
240,821 mi
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
3.2° S
Libration lon
4.6° 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.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London15:5500:39 +108:2663.2°
New York16:5400:46 +107:4274.1°
Chicago16:4600:43 +107:4372.8°
Denver17:0600:55 +107:4875.0°
Los Angeles17:2000:50 +107:2480.7°
Mexico City18:3700:3407:2784.3°
São Paulo19:2800:52 +105:2140.7°
Berlin15:5300:43 +108:3662.2°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter9 December 202805:39in 7 days
New Moon16 December 202802:06in 14 days
First Quarter23 December 202821:45in 21 days
Full Moon31 December 202816:48in 29 days