December 2057

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 33%
15. 2 44%
16. 3 First qtr
17. 4 66%
18. 5 75%
19. 6 83%
20. 7 90%
21. 8 95%
22. 9 98%
23. 10 Full
24. 11 100%
25. 12 98%
26. 13 94%
27. 14 88%
28. 15 82%
29. 16 74%
30. 17 65%
31. 18 55%
32. 19 Last qtr
33. 20 35%
34. 21 25%
35. 22 16%
36. 23 8%
37. 24 3%
38. 25 New
39. 26 1%
40. 27 4%
41. 28 10%
42. 29 19%
43. 30 28%
44. 31 39%

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

Events in December 2057

1. Sun, Dec 28:38 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 312:54 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Dec 43:26 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Tue, Dec 48:30 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Thu, Dec 611:13 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 65:32 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 105:47 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 107:46 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

9. Mon, Dec 107:51 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

10. Thu, Dec 13

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

11. Wed, Dec 1912:02 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Fri, Dec 214:42 AM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 217:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Dec 233:35 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

15. Mon, Dec 247:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Dec 257:51 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Dec 258:12 PM

    Total solar eclipse

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

18. Tue, Dec 258:22 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Wed, Dec 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

20. Wed, Dec 267:51 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

21. Wed, Dec 268:00 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Dec 271:50 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

23. Sun, Dec 3010:36 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

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