December 2040

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 9%
15. 2 3%
16. 3 1%
17. 4 New
18. 5 3%
19. 6 8%
20. 7 16%
21. 8 25%
22. 9 36%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 58%
25. 12 69%
26. 13 78%
27. 14 86%
28. 15 92%
29. 16 97%
30. 17 99%
31. 18 Full
32. 19 99%
33. 20 95%
34. 21 91%
35. 22 85%
36. 23 77%
37. 24 69%
38. 25 60%
39. 26 Last qtr
40. 27 40%
41. 28 30%
42. 29 21%
43. 30 13%
44. 31 6%

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

Events in December 2040

1. Mon, Dec 34:02 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 42:33 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Dec 48:54 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

5. Fri, Dec 79:43 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 106:30 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Fri, Dec 1412:34 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 145:18 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

9. Sat, Dec 155:54 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 178:14 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

11. Tue, Dec 187:16 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

12. Fri, Dec 211:32 AM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 213:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Dec 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

15. Wed, Dec 2612:02 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Thu, Dec 2710:08 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Dec 2710:13 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

18. Fri, Dec 287:25 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

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