December 2039

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 99%
13. 2 96%
14. 3 92%
15. 4 86%
16. 5 79%
17. 6 71%
18. 7 62%
19. 8 Last qtr
20. 9 41%
21. 10 31%
22. 11 21%
23. 12 13%
24. 13 6%
25. 14 1%
26. 15 New
27. 16 2%
28. 17 6%
29. 18 13%
30. 19 22%
31. 20 32%
32. 21 43%
33. 22 First qtr
34. 23 63%
35. 24 72%
36. 25 81%
37. 26 88%
38. 27 93%
39. 28 97%
40. 29 99%
41. 30 Full
42. 31 99%

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

Events in December 2039

1. Fri, Dec 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Sun, Dec 42:28 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Dec 52:56 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 83:45 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Fri, Dec 93:51 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Dec 1011:17 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 122:33 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 143:47 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 1511:22 AM

   Total solar eclipse

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

10. Thu, Dec 1511:32 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

12. Wed, Dec 217:40 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Thu, Dec 225:02 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sat, Dec 243:02 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

16. Fri, Dec 307:38 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

17. Fri, Dec 304:16 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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