December 2043

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 New
11. 2 1%
12. 3 4%
13. 4 9%
14. 5 15%
15. 6 22%
16. 7 31%
17. 8 40%
18. 9 First qtr
19. 10 61%
20. 11 72%
21. 12 82%
22. 13 90%
23. 14 96%
24. 15 99%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 97%
27. 18 92%
28. 19 84%
29. 20 75%
30. 21 65%
31. 22 55%
32. 23 Last qtr
33. 24 36%
34. 25 27%
35. 26 19%
36. 27 12%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 3%
39. 30 1%
40. 31 New

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

Events in December 2043

1. Tue, Dec 19:37 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Tue, Dec 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.

3. Thu, Dec 38:05 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 35:46 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 36:51 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 37:53 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 44:06 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 910:27 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Dec 15

   Perigee

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

10. Wed, Dec 163:02 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

11. Fri, Dec 187:33 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Sun, Dec 2012:40 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 217:01 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Tue, Dec 227:48 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 2312:04 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Mon, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

17. Thu, Dec 314:48 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

18. Thu, Dec 311:28 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

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