November 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.

December 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: December 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, December 3, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for December 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter, 41.7% illuminated41.7%Nov 27 Last Quarter 1:08 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 31.6% illuminated31.6%Nov 28 Waning Crescent, 22.5% illuminated22.5%Dec 1 Waning Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%Dec 2 Waning Crescent, 8.4% illuminated8.4%Dec 3
Waning Crescent, 3.9% illuminated3.9%Dec 4 New Moon, 1.1% illuminated1.1%Dec 5 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%Dec 6 New Moon 7:51 p.m. EST New Moon, 1% illuminated1%Dec 7 New Moon, 3.7% illuminated3.7%Dec 8 Waxing Crescent, 7.9% illuminated7.9%Dec 9 Waxing Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%Dec 10
Waxing Crescent, 20.8% illuminated20.8%Dec 11 Waxing Crescent, 29.1% illuminated29.1%Dec 12 First Quarter, 38.3% illuminated38.3%Dec 13 First Quarter, 48.1% illuminated48.1%Dec 14 First Quarter, 58.4% illuminated58.4%Dec 15 First Quarter 12:42 a.m. EST Waxing Gibbous, 68.6% illuminated68.6%Dec 16 Waxing Gibbous, 78.3% illuminated78.3%Dec 17
Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%Dec 18 Waxing Gibbous, 93.8% illuminated93.8%Dec 19 Full Moon, 98.2% illuminated98.2%Dec 20 Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Dec 21 Full Moon 8:28 p.m. EST Full Moon, 98.5% illuminated98.5%Dec 22 Waning Gibbous, 94.1% illuminated94.1%Dec 23 Waning Gibbous, 87.2% illuminated87.2%Dec 24
Waning Gibbous, 78.5% illuminated78.5%Dec 25 Waning Gibbous, 68.6% illuminated68.6%Dec 26 Last Quarter, 58% illuminated58%Dec 27 Last Quarter, 47.5% illuminated47.5%Dec 28 Last Quarter 1:59 p.m. EST Last Quarter, 37.4% illuminated37.4%Year Day

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.

November 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in November 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
First Quarter3:59 a.m. EDT
7:59 a.m. UTC		November 2, 2027
Full Moon10:25 p.m. EST
3:25 a.m. UTC		November 9, 2027
Last Quarter7:48 p.m. EST
12:48 a.m. UTC		November 16, 2027
New Moon10:24 p.m. EST
3:24 a.m. UTC		November 23, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in November 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, 12.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent12.9%, 10:59 a.m. EDT
, 2:59 p.m. UTC		October 25, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 20.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent20.3%, 11:53 a.m. EDT
, 3:53 p.m. UTC		October 26, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 28.7% illuminatedWaxing Crescent28.7%, 12:37 p.m. EDT
, 4:37 p.m. UTC		October 27, 2027
First Quarter, 37.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter37.7%, 1:14 p.m. EDT
, 5:14 p.m. UTC		October 28, 2027
First Quarter, 47% illuminatedFirst Quarter47%, 1:44 p.m. EDT
, 5:44 p.m. UTC		November 1, 2027
First Quarter, 56.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter56.4%, 2:10 p.m. EDT
, 6:10 p.m. UTC		November 2, 2027
First Quarter, 66% illuminatedFirst Quarter66%, 1:32 p.m. EST
, 6:32 p.m. UTC		November 3, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 74.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous74.7%, 1:54 p.m. EST
, 6:54 p.m. UTC		November 4, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 82.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous82.6%, 2:15 p.m. EST
, 7:15 p.m. UTC		November 5, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 89.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous89.4%, 2:37 p.m. EST
, 7:37 p.m. UTC		November 6, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 94.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous94.8%, 3:01 p.m. EST
, 8:01 p.m. UTC		November 7, 2027
Full Moon, 98.4% illuminatedFull Moon98.4%, 3:30 p.m. EST
, 8:30 p.m. UTC		November 8, 2027
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 4:04 p.m. EST
, 9:04 p.m. UTC		November 9, 2027
Full Moon, 98.9% illuminatedFull Moon98.9%, 4:46 p.m. EST
, 9:46 p.m. UTC		November 10, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 95.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous95.5%, 5:39 p.m. EST
, 10:39 p.m. UTC		November 11, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 89.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous89.7%, 6:42 p.m. EST
, 11:42 p.m. UTC		November 12, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 81.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous81.7%, 7:53 p.m. EST
, 12:53 a.m. UTC		November 13, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 72.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous72.1%, 9:07 p.m. EST
, 2:07 a.m. UTC		November 14, 2027
Last Quarter, 61.4% illuminatedLast Quarter61.4%, 10:22 p.m. EST
, 3:22 a.m. UTC		November 15, 2027
Last Quarter, 50% illuminatedLast Quarter50%, 11:35 p.m. EST
, 4:35 a.m. UTC		November 16, 2027
Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminatedLast Quarter38.8%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateNovember 17, 2027
Waning Crescent, 28.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent28.2%, 12:47 a.m. EST
, 5:47 a.m. UTC		November 18, 2027
Waning Crescent, 18.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent18.7%, 1:58 a.m. EST
, 6:58 a.m. UTC		November 19, 2027
Waning Crescent, 11% illuminatedWaning Crescent11%, 3:09 a.m. EST
, 8:09 a.m. UTC		November 20, 2027
Waning Crescent, 5.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.2%, 4:20 a.m. EST
, 9:20 a.m. UTC		November 21, 2027
New Moon, 1.5% illuminatedNew Moon1.5%, 5:31 a.m. EST
, 10:31 a.m. UTC		November 22, 2027
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 6:40 a.m. EST
, 11:40 a.m. UTC		November 23, 2027
New Moon, 1% illuminatedNew Moon1%, 7:45 a.m. EST
, 12:45 p.m. UTC		November 24, 2027
New Moon, 3.8% illuminatedNew Moon3.8%, 8:42 a.m. EST
, 1:42 p.m. UTC		November 25, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 8.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent8.4%, 9:30 a.m. EST
, 2:30 p.m. UTC		November 26, 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.