December 2053

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 60%
10. 2 Last qtr
11. 3 38%
12. 4 28%
13. 5 19%
14. 6 12%
15. 7 6%
16. 8 2%
17. 9 New
18. 10 0%
19. 11 2%
20. 12 6%
21. 13 11%
22. 14 18%
23. 15 26%
24. 16 34%
25. 17 44%
26. 18 First qtr
27. 19 63%
28. 20 73%
29. 21 82%
30. 22 90%
31. 23 96%
32. 24 99%
33. 25 Full
34. 26 97%
35. 27 92%
36. 28 84%
37. 29 75%
38. 30 65%
39. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 2053

1. Tue, Dec 29:04 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Dec 411:29 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 79:10 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 812:52 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 810:38 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 910:40 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, Dec 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

8. Tue, Dec 164:43 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 175:30 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Thu, Dec 184:11 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sun, Dec 215:09 AM

    December solstice

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

12. Tue, Dec 232:25 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Dec 254:23 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

14. Fri, Dec 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

15. Fri, Dec 265:05 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 298:56 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

17. Wed, Dec 316:24 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Dec 318:11 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.