December 2022

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 62%
13. 2 72%
14. 3 81%
15. 4 89%
16. 5 94%
17. 6 98%
18. 7 Full
19. 8 100%
20. 9 98%
21. 10 94%
22. 11 89%
23. 12 82%
24. 13 75%
25. 14 66%
26. 15 57%
27. 16 Last qtr
28. 17 37%
29. 18 27%
30. 19 18%
31. 20 10%
32. 21 4%
33. 22 1%
34. 23 New
35. 24 3%
36. 25 8%
37. 26 16%
38. 27 25%
39. 28 35%
40. 29 First qtr
41. 30 57%
42. 31 67%

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

Events in December 2022

1. Thu, Dec 110:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 111:34 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 19:43 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 512:37 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 711:08 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

6. Wed, Dec 711:17 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 812:34 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

8. Sun, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

9. Fri, Dec 163:56 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, Dec 2110:26 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Wed, Dec 214:47 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Fri, Dec 235:17 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, Dec 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

14. Sat, Dec 247:16 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 2411:26 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 242:32 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Dec 261:19 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Dec 285:05 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Dec 297:11 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Dec 298:56 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Dec 298:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

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