New Moon December 2027 in Capricorn
The new moon of December 2027 is exact on Monday, December 27, 2027 at 20:12 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 5°50' Capricorn. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 421 days.
What time is the December 2027 new moon?
At 20:12 UTC on December 27, 2027, which is Mon, Dec 27, 03:12 PM in New York and Mon, Dec 27, 12:12 PM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the December 2027 new moon in?
Capricorn: the Sun and Moon meet at 5°50' Capricorn.
Can you see the December 2027 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around December 29, 2027.
Is the December 2027 new moon a supermoon?
No: at 398,394 km the Moon is farther than the 384,400 km average; it is number 11 of 2027’s 13 new moons by closeness.
Is the December 2027 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 2.35° south of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after December 2027?
On January 26, 2028 at 15:13 UTC, in Aquarius.
Computed details, December 27, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | December 27, 2027, 20:12 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♑︎ 5°50' Capricorn |
| Sun | ♑︎ 5°50' Capricorn |
| Distance from Earth | 398,394 km (+13,994 km) |
| Apparent size | 30.0 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | December 16, 2027, 02:25 UTC · 364,018 km 11 d 18 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 2.35° south |
| Closeness rank | 11 of 13 (2027) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 19 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Mon, Dec 27, 12:12 PM |
| New York | Mon, Dec 27, 03:12 PM |
| London | Mon, Dec 27, 08:12 PM |
| India | Tue, Dec 28, 01:42 AM |
| Sydney | Tue, Dec 28, 07:12 AM |
What a new moon in Capricorn means
With the Sun and Moon together in Capricorn, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Cancer on January 12, 2028. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn; its keywords: ambitious, disciplined, patient.
The mood sobers and gets to work. Duty, structure and long-term consequence feel weightier, and there is less patience for sentiment. Good for finishing, planning and hard decisions; low on warmth.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2027.json (CC0 JSON).