December 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 Last qtr
15. 2 39%
16. 3 30%
17. 4 21%
18. 5 14%
19. 6 8%
20. 7 4%
21. 8 1%
22. 9 New
23. 10 1%
24. 11 4%
25. 12 8%
26. 13 15%
27. 14 23%
28. 15 32%
29. 16 42%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 64%
32. 19 75%
33. 20 84%
34. 21 92%
35. 22 97%
36. 23 Full
37. 24 99%
38. 25 96%
39. 26 91%
40. 27 84%
41. 28 75%
42. 29 66%
43. 30 56%
44. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 2007

1. Sat, Dec 16:26 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 17:44 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

4. Sun, Dec 92:40 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 912:41 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Dec 1010:09 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 141:22 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 1611:23 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 175:18 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Dec 1710:06 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Thu, Dec 204:52 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 221:07 AM

    December solstice

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

13. Sat, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.

14. Sun, Dec 2312:58 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

15. Sun, Dec 238:16 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

16. Sun, Dec 239:58 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Dec 242:39 PM

    Mars at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

18. Fri, Dec 283:25 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 312:51 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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