December 2036

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 96%
10. 2 99%
11. 3 Full
12. 4 98%
13. 5 94%
14. 6 88%
15. 7 79%
16. 8 69%
17. 9 58%
18. 10 Last qtr
19. 11 35%
20. 12 25%
21. 13 16%
22. 14 9%
23. 15 4%
24. 16 1%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 4%
28. 20 9%
29. 21 15%
30. 22 22%
31. 23 31%
32. 24 40%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 59%
35. 27 68%
36. 28 77%
37. 29 86%
38. 30 92%
39. 31 97%

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

Events in December 2036

1. Wed, Dec 39:09 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Thu, Dec 42:38 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 511:17 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 68:10 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

5. Sat, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

6. Sat, Dec 610:56 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 91:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 104:19 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Fri, Dec 129:32 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

10. Mon, Dec 152:49 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 155:36 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 1512:06 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Dec 1710:34 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Thu, Dec 1812:29 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 212:12 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Mon, Dec 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

17. Wed, Dec 247:18 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

18. Thu, Dec 252:45 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Sat, Dec 274:45 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 316:52 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

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