Moon calendar

December 2037

  1. 1 34%
  2. 2 23%
  3. 3 14%
  4. 4 7%
  5. 5 2%
  6. 6 New
  7. 7 1%
  8. 8 4%
  9. 9 9%
  10. 10 16%
  11. 11 23%
  12. 12 32%
  13. 13 42%
  14. 14 First qtr
  15. 15 60%
  16. 16 69%
  17. 17 78%
  18. 18 85%
  19. 19 91%
  20. 20 96%
  21. 21 99%
  22. 22 Full
  23. 23 99%
  24. 24 95%
  25. 25 89%
  26. 26 81%
  27. 27 71%
  28. 28 60%
  29. 29 Last qtr
  30. 30 37%
  31. 31 27%

Events in December 2037

  1. 2:14 PM

    Venus at its brightest

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

  2. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,200 km.

  3. 6:38 PM

    New Moon

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

  4. 1:27 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

  5. 2:35 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

  6. 9:42 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

  7. 9:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

  8. Apogee

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

  9. 5:13 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

  10. 8:07 AM

    December solstice

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

  11. 8:39 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

  12. 11:50 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

  13. 7:47 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

  14. 7:47 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

  15. 7:53 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

  16. 8:56 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

  17. 9:05 AM

    Last Quarter

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

  18. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

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

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