December 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 New
10. 2 2%
11. 3 6%
12. 4 13%
13. 5 22%
14. 6 33%
15. 7 43%
16. 8 First qtr
17. 9 64%
18. 10 74%
19. 11 82%
20. 12 89%
21. 13 94%
22. 14 98%
23. 15 100%
24. 16 Full
25. 17 98%
26. 18 95%
27. 19 90%
28. 20 83%
29. 21 76%
30. 22 67%
31. 23 57%
32. 24 Last qtr
33. 25 36%
34. 26 26%
35. 27 17%
36. 28 9%
37. 29 3%
38. 30 New
39. 31 1%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 1986

1. Mon, Dec 111:43 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

2. Tue, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.

3. Tue, Dec 27:36 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 411:00 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

5. Sun, Dec 712:42 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 711:50 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 812:21 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 83:02 AM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

9. Mon, Dec 88:11 PM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

10. Sun, Dec 143:41 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

11. Tue, Dec 162:05 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

12. Wed, Dec 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

13. Thu, Dec 185:15 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 197:09 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 2111:01 PM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

16. Wed, Dec 244:17 AM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

17. Thu, Dec 258:55 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Dec 279:01 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

19. Mon, Dec 299:42 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 2911:13 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

21. Tue, Dec 309:27 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Dec 304:33 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

23. Tue, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

24. Tue, Dec 3010:10 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.