December 2024

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 New
9. 2 2%
10. 3 6%
11. 4 12%
12. 5 20%
13. 6 29%
14. 7 40%
15. 8 First qtr
16. 9 62%
17. 10 73%
18. 11 83%
19. 12 90%
20. 13 96%
21. 14 99%
22. 15 Full
23. 16 98%
24. 17 93%
25. 18 87%
26. 19 79%
27. 20 71%
28. 21 62%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 43%
31. 24 34%
32. 25 25%
33. 26 17%
34. 27 11%
35. 28 5%
36. 29 2%
37. 30 New
38. 31 1%

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

Events in December 2024

1. Sun, Dec 11:22 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sun, Dec 18:29 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 46:34 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 59:10 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

5. Sat, Dec 73:45 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

6. Sun, Dec 83:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 810:27 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Mon, Dec 93:44 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

10. Fri, Dec 132:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 154:02 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

12. Wed, Dec 184:12 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 214:20 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 225:18 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Tue, Dec 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

16. Tue, Dec 249:23 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Mon, Dec 305:27 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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