Full moon on 17 August 2027
The full moon falls on 17 August 2027 at 09:29 CEST. That evening the Moon rises across Poland between 19:41 and 20:18.
Shooting conditions
Across the regional capitals the Moon rises 5 to 9 minutes before sunset.
At sunset the Moon is 0.5 to 0.8° above the horizon.
By the end of civil twilight it sits 5.5 to 5.9° above the horizon.
Moonrise over Poland

There are 37 minutes between the earliest and the latest moonrise across the regional capitals.
Times by city
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| City | Moonrise | Azimuth | Sunset | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Białystok | 19:43 | 107° | 19:51 | -8 min |
| Bydgoszcz | 20:04 | 107° | 20:11 | -7 min |
| Gdańsk | 20:04 | 108° | 20:12 | -9 min |
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 20:14 | 107° | 20:21 | -7 min |
| Katowice | 19:54 | 106° | 19:59 | -5 min |
| Kielce | 19:48 | 106° | 19:54 | -6 min |
| Kraków | 19:50 | 106° | 19:55 | -5 min |
| Lublin | 19:41 | 107° | 19:48 | -6 min |
| Łódź | 19:55 | 107° | 20:02 | -6 min |
| Olsztyn | 19:55 | 108° | 20:03 | -8 min |
| Opole | 19:59 | 106° | 20:05 | -6 min |
| Poznań | 20:07 | 107° | 20:13 | -7 min |
| Rzeszów | 19:42 | 106° | 19:47 | -5 min |
| Szczecin | 20:18 | 107° | 20:26 | -8 min |
| Toruń | 20:01 | 107° | 20:08 | -7 min |
| Warszawa | 19:50 | 107° | 19:57 | -7 min |
| Wrocław | 20:04 | 106° | 20:09 | -6 min |
| Zielona Góra | 20:11 | 107° | 20:18 | -6 min |
Key numbers
- Full moon
- 09:29 CEST
- Distance
- 405,069 km
- Angular diameter
- 29.49′
- Nearest apsis
- apogee, 406,073 km · 41.1 h from full moon
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Declination
- -12.4°
- Libration
- -1.5° / -1.5°
- Disc illumination
- 100%
Related events
This full moon coincides with a lunar eclipse (penumbral). It is a penumbral eclipse - it has no page of its own.
Nearest apsis: apogee on 15 August 2027, 406,073 km.
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Open the Lunar Frame planner →Where these numbers come from
Moon and Sun positions are computed by astronomy-engine. City times use the same coordinates as Regional events in the app. Local time in the Europe/Warsaw zone.