Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Full Moon at
20:27UTC
Moon phase on December 27, 1947Full Moon
On Saturday, December 27, 1947, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
360,741 km224,154 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 359,908 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1947 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 20, 1947 | 17:44 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 3, 1948 | 11:13 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Saturday, December 27, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1947 to the new moon of January 11, 1948, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.