December 2060

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 58%
12. 2 69%
13. 3 79%
14. 4 88%
15. 5 95%
16. 6 99%
17. 7 Full
18. 8 98%
19. 9 94%
20. 10 87%
21. 11 79%
22. 12 70%
23. 13 60%
24. 14 Last qtr
25. 15 41%
26. 16 31%
27. 17 23%
28. 18 16%
29. 19 10%
30. 20 5%
31. 21 2%
32. 22 New
33. 23 1%
34. 24 3%
35. 25 8%
36. 26 14%
37. 27 22%
38. 28 32%
39. 29 43%
40. 30 First qtr
41. 31 65%

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

Events in December 2060

1. Sun, Dec 52:54 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

2. Mon, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

3. Tue, Dec 79:48 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Tue, Dec 79:53 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 812:01 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Wed, Dec 812:10 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 1012:27 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

8. Tue, Dec 1412:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Dec 154:14 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

11. Sat, Dec 1812:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 2010:01 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Mon, Dec 2010:58 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Dec 216:13 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

15. Wed, Dec 225:40 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Thu, Dec 2311:24 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Dec 304:28 AM

    First Quarter

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

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