December 2048

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 20%
11. 2 12%
12. 3 6%
13. 4 1%
14. 5 New
15. 6 2%
16. 7 6%
17. 8 14%
18. 9 23%
19. 10 33%
20. 11 44%
21. 12 First qtr
22. 13 65%
23. 14 74%
24. 15 82%
25. 16 89%
26. 17 94%
27. 18 98%
28. 19 100%
29. 20 Full
30. 21 98%
31. 22 95%
32. 23 90%
33. 24 83%
34. 25 76%
35. 26 67%
36. 27 57%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 36%
39. 30 26%
40. 31 16%

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

Events in December 2048

1. Sat, Dec 510:30 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sat, Dec 510:34 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

3. Sun, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.

4. Sun, Dec 66:59 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 710:56 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Dec 122:29 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Wed, Dec 1610:04 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 1712:19 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

9. Fri, Dec 1810:41 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 196:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 201:26 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

12. Sun, Dec 201:39 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

13. Sun, Dec 20

    Apogee

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

14. Mon, Dec 2112:01 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Sat, Dec 265:51 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

16. Mon, Dec 283:31 AM

    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.