December 2015

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 65%
11. 2 56%
12. 3 Last qtr
13. 4 37%
14. 5 28%
15. 6 20%
16. 7 13%
17. 8 7%
18. 9 3%
19. 10 1%
20. 11 New
21. 12 2%
22. 13 6%
23. 14 12%
24. 15 20%
25. 16 29%
26. 17 40%
27. 18 First qtr
28. 19 62%
29. 20 73%
30. 21 82%
31. 22 90%
32. 23 96%
33. 24 99%
34. 25 Full
35. 26 98%
36. 27 94%
37. 28 88%
38. 29 81%
39. 30 73%
40. 31 64%

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

Events in December 2015

1. Thu, Dec 32:41 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Dec 311:59 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

4. Sat, Dec 59:37 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 712:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 1010:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 115:30 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Thu, Dec 171:20 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 1810:14 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sat, Dec 198:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.

12. Mon, Dec 2111:48 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 256:12 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

14. Mon, Dec 2810:07 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Thu, Dec 3111:49 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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