December 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 86%
14. 2 93%
15. 3 98%
16. 4 Full
17. 5 99%
18. 6 96%
19. 7 91%
20. 8 85%
21. 9 77%
22. 10 68%
23. 11 59%
24. 12 Last qtr
25. 13 40%
26. 14 31%
27. 15 22%
28. 16 15%
29. 17 9%
30. 18 4%
31. 19 1%
32. 20 New
33. 21 2%
34. 22 5%
35. 23 11%
36. 24 19%
37. 25 29%
38. 26 40%
39. 27 First qtr
40. 28 62%
41. 29 73%
42. 30 82%
43. 31 90%

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

Events in December 2006

1. Fri, Dec 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

2. Mon, Dec 47:25 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

3. Sat, Dec 99:28 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 106:17 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

   All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 106:45 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 1011:57 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 1111:08 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 129:32 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Dec 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

10. Mon, Dec 183:24 PM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 189:24 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Dec 1912:48 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 1912:38 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 209:01 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Thu, Dec 2111:05 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Dec 217:21 PM

    December solstice

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

17. Sat, Dec 2311:51 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 254:11 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

19. Wed, Dec 279:48 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Wed, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

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