Waning · 99.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Full Moon at
00:33UTC
Moon phase on December 27, 2023Full Moon
On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
393,426 km244,464 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 391,761 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | 18:39 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 00:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | 03:31 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2023 to the new moon of January 11, 2024, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.