December 2054

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 6%
11. 2 12%
12. 3 19%
13. 4 27%
14. 5 36%
15. 6 45%
16. 7 First qtr
17. 8 64%
18. 9 73%
19. 10 81%
20. 11 88%
21. 12 94%
22. 13 98%
23. 14 Full
24. 15 99%
25. 16 96%
26. 17 90%
27. 18 82%
28. 19 73%
29. 20 62%
30. 21 Last qtr
31. 22 40%
32. 23 29%
33. 24 20%
34. 25 12%
35. 26 6%
36. 27 2%
37. 28 New
38. 29 1%
39. 30 3%
40. 31 7%

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

Events in December 2054

1. Thu, Dec 311:54 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

3. Mon, Dec 71:07 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Mon, Dec 711:20 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 91:37 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Dec 1310:50 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 145:41 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

8. Thu, Dec 175:07 PM

   Mars at opposition

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

9. Fri, Dec 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

10. Mon, Dec 2111:09 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Mon, Dec 211:22 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Tue, Dec 221:48 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 271:11 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Dec 286:52 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Wed, Dec 308:08 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 308:59 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 3010:58 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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