December 2047

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 99%
9. 2 Full
10. 3 99%
11. 4 96%
12. 5 91%
13. 6 84%
14. 7 76%
15. 8 67%
16. 9 57%
17. 10 Last qtr
18. 11 35%
19. 12 25%
20. 13 15%
21. 14 8%
22. 15 2%
23. 16 New
24. 17 1%
25. 18 4%
26. 19 10%
27. 20 18%
28. 21 27%
29. 22 37%
30. 23 First qtr
31. 24 56%
32. 25 66%
33. 26 74%
34. 27 82%
35. 28 89%
36. 29 94%
37. 30 98%
38. 31 100%

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

Events in December 2047

1. Mon, Dec 26:55 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

2. Thu, Dec 511:39 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Dec 103:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Dec 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

5. Mon, Dec 166:38 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Dec 166:48 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Tue, Dec 175:25 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 1711:57 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 1712:38 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 1911:01 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 216:07 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Mon, Dec 238:51 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Fri, Dec 276:04 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

15. Sat, Dec 283:04 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

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