December 2029

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 21%
15. 2 12%
16. 3 5%
17. 4 1%
18. 5 New
19. 6 2%
20. 7 6%
21. 8 13%
22. 9 21%
23. 10 30%
24. 11 40%
25. 12 First qtr
26. 13 59%
27. 14 69%
28. 15 77%
29. 16 84%
30. 17 91%
31. 18 95%
32. 19 99%
33. 20 Full
34. 21 99%
35. 22 97%
36. 23 92%
37. 24 86%
38. 25 78%
39. 26 68%
40. 27 58%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 36%
43. 30 25%
44. 31 15%

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

Events in December 2029

1. Mon, Dec 312:08 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

3. Wed, Dec 51:34 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

4. Wed, Dec 59:52 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, Dec 510:02 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

6. Thu, Dec 67:09 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Dec 81:53 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Dec 82:56 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

9. Sat, Dec 83:30 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 88:24 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 1212:50 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Thu, Dec 139:55 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Sun, Dec 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

14. Wed, Dec 193:34 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 205:41 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

16. Thu, Dec 205:47 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

17. Fri, Dec 219:14 AM

    December solstice

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

18. Fri, Dec 284:49 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Mon, Dec 315:55 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 317:20 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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