December 2058

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 97%
9. 2 93%
10. 3 88%
11. 4 81%
12. 5 73%
13. 6 64%
14. 7 Last qtr
15. 8 45%
16. 9 36%
17. 10 27%
18. 11 18%
19. 12 11%
20. 13 5%
21. 14 1%
22. 15 New
23. 16 2%
24. 17 6%
25. 18 13%
26. 19 21%
27. 20 32%
28. 21 43%
29. 22 First qtr
30. 23 65%
31. 24 75%
32. 25 83%
33. 26 90%
34. 27 96%
35. 28 99%
36. 29 Full
37. 30 99%
38. 31 97%

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

Events in December 2058

1. Thu, Dec 511:11 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Fri, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

3. Fri, Dec 62:31 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Sat, Dec 79:48 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 711:51 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Dec 92:31 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 112:44 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 114:33 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 118:02 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 1412:47 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 1511:12 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Tue, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

13. Sat, Dec 2110:25 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 223:27 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Mon, Dec 233:38 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Dec 2411:34 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Wed, Dec 256:35 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Dec 275:05 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Dec 293:25 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

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