Moon calendar
December 2045
- 1 Last qtr
- 2 36%
- 3 25%
- 4 16%
- 5 9%
- 6 4%
- 7 1%
- 8 New
- 9 2%
- 10 5%
- 11 10%
- 12 17%
- 13 25%
- 14 33%
- 15 42%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 61%
- 18 70%
- 19 79%
- 20 87%
- 21 93%
- 22 98%
- 23 Full
- 24 99%
- 25 96%
- 26 90%
- 27 82%
- 28 73%
- 29 62%
- 30 Last qtr
- 31 40%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2045
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4:46 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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1:06 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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7:33 PM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:41 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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7:32 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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5:45 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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8:08 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:35 AM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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12:30 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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7:49 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
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9:02 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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1:11 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.