December 2028

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 Full
14. 2 100%
15. 3 97%
16. 4 92%
17. 5 86%
18. 6 77%
19. 7 67%
20. 8 56%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 34%
23. 11 23%
24. 12 14%
25. 13 7%
26. 14 2%
27. 15 New
28. 16 0%
29. 17 3%
30. 18 8%
31. 19 14%
32. 20 21%
33. 21 30%
34. 22 39%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 58%
37. 25 67%
38. 26 76%
39. 27 83%
40. 28 90%
41. 29 95%
42. 30 99%
43. 31 Full

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

Events in December 2028

1. Fri, Dec 18:40 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Sat, Dec 212:08 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 33:14 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

4. Sat, Dec 912:39 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Mon, Dec 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

6. Fri, Dec 159:06 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sun, Dec 171:36 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 213:20 AM

   December solstice

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

9. Sat, Dec 23

   Apogee

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

10. Sat, Dec 234:45 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Dec 296:51 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 307:37 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

13. Sun, Dec 3111:48 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

14. Sun, Dec 3111:51 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

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