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The Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2027: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°

Moon age

1.7days

Moon phase on December 29, 2027Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 29 December 2027402,530 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, December 29, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
402,530 km250,120 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 29, 2027 is on Wednesday, January 12, 2028 at 04:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 2027 at 20:12 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, December 27, 202720:12
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, January 5, 202801:41

The Moon around December 29

More about this date

Wednesday, December 29, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 2027 to the new moon of January 26, 2028, a cycle of 29.79 days.