December 2042

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 76%
10. 2 67%
11. 3 57%
12. 4 Last qtr
13. 5 38%
14. 6 29%
15. 7 21%
16. 8 14%
17. 9 8%
18. 10 4%
19. 11 1%
20. 12 New
21. 13 1%
22. 14 5%
23. 15 10%
24. 16 17%
25. 17 26%
26. 18 36%
27. 19 First qtr
28. 20 58%
29. 21 69%
30. 22 79%
31. 23 88%
32. 24 94%
33. 25 98%
34. 26 Full
35. 27 99%
36. 28 95%
37. 29 89%
38. 30 82%
39. 31 74%

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

Events in December 2042

1. Tue, Dec 24:32 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 44:19 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Dec 46:10 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

4. Sat, Dec 610:05 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

6. Mon, Dec 88:06 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 98:32 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 119:33 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 129:30 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, Dec 136:54 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 138:53 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 143:06 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 168:01 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

14. Fri, Dec 197:27 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Dec 211:04 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Mon, Dec 222:11 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Dec 2310:06 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Dec 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

19. Fri, Dec 2612:43 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

20. Sun, Dec 282:58 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Dec 291:09 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, Dec 295:06 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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