December 2056

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 35%
14. 2 24%
15. 3 15%
16. 4 8%
17. 5 2%
18. 6 New
19. 7 1%
20. 8 5%
21. 9 11%
22. 10 19%
23. 11 28%
24. 12 38%
25. 13 First qtr
26. 14 58%
27. 15 68%
28. 16 76%
29. 17 84%
30. 18 90%
31. 19 95%
32. 20 98%
33. 21 Full
34. 22 100%
35. 23 98%
36. 24 94%
37. 25 88%
38. 26 80%
39. 27 72%
40. 28 62%
41. 29 Last qtr
42. 30 40%
43. 31 29%

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

Events in December 2056

1. Fri, Dec 14:15 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Fri, Dec 14:33 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

3. Sun, Dec 35:31 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

5. Wed, Dec 65:31 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Dec 82:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 101:53 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 1010:29 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 1010:59 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 133:54 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Dec 1511:18 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 151:07 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

14. Wed, Dec 201:01 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Wed, Dec 202:15 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 2010:51 PM

    December solstice

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

17. Thu, Dec 218:34 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

18. Thu, Dec 218:47 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

19. Mon, Dec 258:25 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 291:22 PM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Sat, Dec 303:18 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Dec 317:48 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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