December 2049

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 First qtr
12. 2 58%
13. 3 69%
14. 4 79%
15. 5 87%
16. 6 93%
17. 7 97%
18. 8 100%
19. 9 Full
20. 10 98%
21. 11 94%
22. 12 89%
23. 13 83%
24. 14 75%
25. 15 67%
26. 16 57%
27. 17 Last qtr
28. 18 38%
29. 19 29%
30. 20 20%
31. 21 12%
32. 22 6%
33. 23 2%
34. 24 New
35. 25 1%
36. 26 6%
37. 27 13%
38. 28 21%
39. 29 32%
40. 30 43%
41. 31 First qtr

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

Events in December 2049

1. Wed, Dec 16:40 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Tue, Dec 76:04 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 92:28 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Thu, Dec 96:40 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

5. Tue, Dec 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

6. Fri, Dec 176:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Mon, Dec 207:14 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 215:52 AM

   December solstice

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

9. Fri, Dec 2410:40 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 2412:52 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Fri, Dec 248:33 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 249:37 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 262:49 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Dec 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

15. Mon, Dec 2712:51 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

16. Mon, Dec 276:47 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 294:10 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

18. Fri, Dec 313:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

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