December 2019

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 26%
9. 2 35%
10. 3 45%
11. 4 First qtr
12. 5 63%
13. 6 72%
14. 7 80%
15. 8 87%
16. 9 93%
17. 10 97%
18. 11 100%
19. 12 Full
20. 13 97%
21. 14 93%
22. 15 86%
23. 16 77%
24. 17 67%
25. 18 Last qtr
26. 19 44%
27. 20 33%
28. 21 23%
29. 22 14%
30. 23 7%
31. 24 3%
32. 25 0%
33. 26 New
34. 27 2%
35. 28 7%
36. 29 12%
37. 30 19%
38. 31 27%

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

Events in December 2019

1. Wed, Dec 41:59 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, Dec 410:19 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 4

   Apogee

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

4. Sun, Dec 88:33 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 115:04 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 1212:12 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

7. Wed, Dec 18

   Perigee

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

8. Wed, Dec 1811:57 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sat, Dec 2111:19 PM

   December solstice

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

10. Sun, Dec 2210:27 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 256:18 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 2612:13 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, Dec 2612:17 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

14. Thu, Dec 262:29 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 277:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 271:32 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

17. Sat, Dec 289:07 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Dec 317:16 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

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