December 2038

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 32%
12. 2 42%
13. 3 First qtr
14. 4 62%
15. 5 71%
16. 6 79%
17. 7 86%
18. 8 92%
19. 9 96%
20. 10 99%
21. 11 Full
22. 12 99%
23. 13 96%
24. 14 92%
25. 15 85%
26. 16 77%
27. 17 68%
28. 18 58%
29. 19 Last qtr
30. 20 36%
31. 21 25%
32. 22 15%
33. 23 8%
34. 24 3%
35. 25 New
36. 26 1%
37. 27 4%
38. 28 9%
39. 29 17%
40. 30 25%
41. 31 35%

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

Events in December 2038

1. Fri, Dec 37:46 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Tue, Dec 75:40 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

4. Fri, Dec 102:29 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Sat, Dec 1112:31 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

6. Sat, Dec 1112:43 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

7. Tue, Dec 143:30 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 175:57 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 194:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sun, Dec 196:51 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 212:02 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Fri, Dec 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.

13. Fri, Dec 242:27 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 243:24 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 243:40 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 259:06 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 257:58 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

18. Sat, Dec 258:02 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Mon, Dec 272:38 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

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