December 2061

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 74%
13. 2 63%
14. 3 Last qtr
15. 4 42%
16. 5 32%
17. 6 23%
18. 7 16%
19. 8 9%
20. 9 5%
21. 10 1%
22. 11 New
23. 12 1%
24. 13 3%
25. 14 7%
26. 15 12%
27. 16 19%
28. 17 28%
29. 18 37%
30. 19 First qtr
31. 20 58%
32. 21 68%
33. 22 78%
34. 23 87%
35. 24 94%
36. 25 98%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 98%
39. 28 94%
40. 29 87%
41. 30 79%
42. 31 69%

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

Events in December 2061

1. Thu, Dec 16:53 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 35:12 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Dec 86:42 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 115:33 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.

6. Mon, Dec 1211:22 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

7. Mon, Dec 1211:59 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 132:47 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 133:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 151:23 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 175:17 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 196:22 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Mon, Dec 196:58 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Wed, Dec 213:48 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Sun, Dec 256:24 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

17. Mon, Dec 2611:53 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

18. Tue, Dec 279:04 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

19. Wed, Dec 282:02 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Dec 293:25 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° 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.