December 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 32%
15. 2 22%
16. 3 14%
17. 4 7%
18. 5 3%
19. 6 0%
20. 7 New
21. 8 2%
22. 9 6%
23. 10 11%
24. 11 17%
25. 12 25%
26. 13 33%
27. 14 43%
28. 15 First qtr
29. 16 62%
30. 17 71%
31. 18 80%
32. 19 88%
33. 20 94%
34. 21 98%
35. 22 Full
36. 23 99%
37. 24 95%
38. 25 88%
39. 26 79%
40. 27 69%
41. 28 58%
42. 29 Last qtr
43. 30 36%
44. 31 26%

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

Events in December 2018

1. Mon, Dec 34:05 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Dec 54:53 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 69:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Dec 72:21 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Dec 79:19 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 912:09 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

8. Fri, Dec 1411:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 142:00 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 149:18 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 156:25 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sat, Dec 156:50 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Tue, Dec 182:20 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 2112:37 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 215:22 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Sat, Dec 2212:49 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

17. Mon, Dec 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

18. Sat, Dec 294:34 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.