December 2027 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

April 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: March 26, 2027 – April 22, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, April 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

April 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waning Gibbous, 77.8% illuminated77.8%March 26 Waning Gibbous, 69.2% illuminated69.2%March 27 Last Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%March 28 Last Quarter, 50.5% illuminated50.5%March 29 Last Quarter 8:53 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 41.1% illuminated41.1%March 30 Last Quarter, 32% illuminated32%March 31 Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminated23.5%April 1
Waning Crescent, 15.8% illuminated15.8%April 2 Waning Crescent, 9.4% illuminated9.4%April 3 Waning Crescent, 4.4% illuminated4.4%April 4 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%April 5 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%April 6 New Moon 7:51 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.4% illuminated1.4%April 7 Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated5%April 8
Waxing Crescent, 10.9% illuminated10.9%April 9 Waxing Crescent, 18.8% illuminated18.8%April 10 Waxing Crescent, 28.5% illuminated28.5%April 11 First Quarter, 39.3% illuminated39.3%April 12 First Quarter, 50.6% illuminated50.6%April 13 First Quarter 6:56 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62% illuminated62%April 14 Waxing Gibbous, 72.6% illuminated72.6%April 15
Waxing Gibbous, 82.1% illuminated82.1%April 16 Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminated89.8%April 17 Waxing Gibbous, 95.5% illuminated95.5%April 18 Full Moon, 98.8% illuminated98.8%April 19 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%April 20 Full Moon 6:27 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.5% illuminated98.5%April 21 Waning Gibbous, 95.2% illuminated95.2%April 22

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

December 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in December 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
First Quarter12:22 a.m. EST
5:22 a.m. UTC		December 4, 2027
Full Moon11:08 a.m. EST
4:08 p.m. UTC		December 11, 2027
Last Quarter4:10 a.m. EST
9:10 a.m. UTC		December 18, 2027
New Moon3:12 p.m. EST
8:12 p.m. UTC		December 25, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in December 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waxing Crescent, 14.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent14.5%, 10:10 a.m. EST
, 3:10 p.m. UTC		November 27, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 21.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent21.8%, 10:43 a.m. EST
, 3:43 p.m. UTC		November 28, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 30.1% illuminatedWaxing Crescent30.1%, 11:10 a.m. EST
, 4:10 p.m. UTC		December 1, 2027
First Quarter, 39% illuminatedFirst Quarter39%, 11:34 a.m. EST
, 4:34 p.m. UTC		December 2, 2027
First Quarter, 48.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter48.4%, 11:56 a.m. EST
, 4:56 p.m. UTC		December 3, 2027
First Quarter, 57.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter57.9%, 12:17 p.m. EST
, 5:17 p.m. UTC		December 4, 2027
First Quarter, 67.3% illuminatedFirst Quarter67.3%, 12:38 p.m. EST
, 5:38 p.m. UTC		December 5, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 76.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous76.3%, 1:01 p.m. EST
, 6:01 p.m. UTC		December 6, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 84.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous84.4%, 1:27 p.m. EST
, 6:27 p.m. UTC		December 7, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 91.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous91.3%, 1:58 p.m. EST
, 6:58 p.m. UTC		December 8, 2027
Full Moon, 96.4% illuminatedFull Moon96.4%, 2:36 p.m. EST
, 7:36 p.m. UTC		December 9, 2027
Full Moon, 99.3% illuminatedFull Moon99.3%, 3:25 p.m. EST
, 8:25 p.m. UTC		December 10, 2027
Full Moon, 99.7% illuminatedFull Moon99.7%, 4:25 p.m. EST
, 9:25 p.m. UTC		December 11, 2027
Full Moon, 97.4% illuminatedFull Moon97.4%, 5:35 p.m. EST
, 10:35 p.m. UTC		December 12, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 92.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous92.4%, 6:51 p.m. EST
, 11:51 p.m. UTC		December 13, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminatedWaning Gibbous85%, 8:09 p.m. EST
, 1:09 a.m. UTC		December 14, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 75.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous75.7%, 9:25 p.m. EST
, 2:25 a.m. UTC		December 15, 2027
Last Quarter, 65.1% illuminatedLast Quarter65.1%, 10:38 p.m. EST
, 3:38 a.m. UTC		December 16, 2027
Last Quarter, 54% illuminatedLast Quarter54%, 11:50 p.m. EST
, 4:50 a.m. UTC		December 17, 2027
Last Quarter, 42.8% illuminatedLast Quarter42.8%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateDecember 18, 2027
Last Quarter, 32.2% illuminatedLast Quarter32.2%, 1:00 a.m. EST
, 6:00 a.m. UTC		December 19, 2027
Waning Crescent, 22.6% illuminatedWaning Crescent22.6%, 2:11 a.m. EST
, 7:11 a.m. UTC		December 20, 2027
Waning Crescent, 14.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent14.4%, 3:20 a.m. EST
, 8:20 a.m. UTC		December 21, 2027
Waning Crescent, 7.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent7.9%, 4:29 a.m. EST
, 9:29 a.m. UTC		December 22, 2027
New Moon, 3.3% illuminatedNew Moon3.3%, 5:34 a.m. EST
, 10:34 a.m. UTC		December 23, 2027
New Moon, 0.7% illuminatedNew Moon0.7%, 6:33 a.m. EST
, 11:33 a.m. UTC		December 24, 2027
New Moon, 0.1% illuminatedNew Moon0.1%, 7:25 a.m. EST
, 12:25 p.m. UTC		December 25, 2027
New Moon, 1.4% illuminatedNew Moon1.4%, 8:07 a.m. EST
, 1:07 p.m. UTC		December 26, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 4.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent4.5%, 8:43 a.m. EST
, 1:43 p.m. UTC		December 27, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 9.2% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.2%, 9:12 a.m. EST
, 2:12 p.m. UTC		December 28, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 15.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent15.4%, 9:37 a.m. EST
, 2:37 p.m. UTC		Year Day 2027

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.