Waning · 95.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on December 15, 2027Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 15, 2027, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 95.4% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
364,265 km226,344 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2027 is on Monday, December 13, 2027 at 16:09 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 2027 at 20:12 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 13, 2027 | 16:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 20, 2027 | 09:11 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Wednesday, December 15, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 28, 2027 to the new moon of December 27, 2027, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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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.