Moon Phases Calendar December 2027

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Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«December 2027»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2027
Waxing Cresent
2
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2027
Waxing Cresent
3
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Friday, December 3rd, 2027
Waxing Cresent
4
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Saturday, December 4th, 2027
Waxing Cresent
5
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Sunday, December 5th, 2027
First Quarter
6
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Monday, December 6th, 2027
First Quarter
7
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
8
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
9
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Thursday, December 9th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
10
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Friday, December 10th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
11
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Saturday, December 11th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
12
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Sunday, December 12th, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
13
Monday, December 13th, 2027
Full Moon
14
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
15
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
16
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Thursday, December 16th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
17
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Friday, December 17th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
18
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Saturday, December 18th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
19
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Sunday, December 19th, 2027
Waning Gibbous
20
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Monday, December 20th, 2027
Last Quarter
21
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2027
Last Quarter
22
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2027
Waning Cresent
23
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2027
Waning Cresent
24
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Friday, December 24th, 2027
Waning Cresent
25
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Saturday, December 25th, 2027
Waning Cresent
26
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Sunday, December 26th, 2027
Waning Cresent
27
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Monday, December 27th, 2027
New Moon
28
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2027
New Moon
29
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Wednesday, December 29th, 2027
Waxing Cresent
30
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Thursday, December 30th, 2027
Waxing Cresent
31
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Friday, December 31st, 2027
Waxing Cresent
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.