December 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 75%
10. 2 84%
11. 3 91%
12. 4 96%
13. 5 99%
14. 6 New
15. 7 98%
16. 8 95%
17. 9 90%
18. 10 83%
19. 11 75%
20. 12 67%
21. 13 58%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 39%
24. 16 30%
25. 17 21%
26. 18 13%
27. 19 7%
28. 20 3%
29. 21 New
30. 22 1%
31. 23 4%
32. 24 10%
33. 25 18%
34. 26 27%
35. 27 38%
36. 28 First qtr
37. 29 60%
38. 30 71%
39. 31 80%

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

Events in December 2014

1. Mon, Dec 16:11 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 67:27 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Dec 84:34 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Dec 117:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

6. Sun, Dec 147:51 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Fri, Dec 194:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 216:02 PM

   December solstice

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

9. Sun, Dec 218:36 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Mon, Dec 222:51 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

12. Fri, Dec 267:51 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 281:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sun, Dec 2811:19 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

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