Waning · 12.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on December 27, 2024Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.0% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
398,710 km247,747 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 22:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 30, 2024 | 22:27 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Friday, December 27, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2024 to the new moon of December 30, 2024, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.