Moon calendar
December 2046
- 1 17%
- 2 25%
- 3 35%
- 4 44%
- 5 First qtr
- 6 63%
- 7 72%
- 8 80%
- 9 87%
- 10 93%
- 11 97%
- 12 99%
- 13 Full
- 14 98%
- 15 94%
- 16 88%
- 17 80%
- 18 71%
- 19 60%
- 20 Last qtr
- 21 38%
- 22 27%
- 23 17%
- 24 10%
- 25 4%
- 26 1%
- 27 New
- 28 2%
- 29 6%
- 30 12%
- 31 19%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2046
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6:28 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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2:20 PM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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2:56 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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4:55 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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6:09 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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7:11 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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9:43 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:14 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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12:28 PM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
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1:54 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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9:14 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:39 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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6:02 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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4:40 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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10:42 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.