Moon calendar
December 2066
- 1 Full
- 2 99%
- 3 97%
- 4 93%
- 5 87%
- 6 80%
- 7 72%
- 8 63%
- 9 Last qtr
- 10 43%
- 11 33%
- 12 24%
- 13 15%
- 14 8%
- 15 3%
- 16 New
- 17 1%
- 18 4%
- 19 11%
- 20 19%
- 21 29%
- 22 40%
- 23 First qtr
- 24 61%
- 25 71%
- 26 79%
- 27 87%
- 28 93%
- 29 97%
- 30 99%
- 31 Full
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2066
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2:16 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:27 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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9:13 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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7:38 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:21 AM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:23 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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2:07 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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1:24 PM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
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2:07 PM
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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2:49 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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2:54 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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7:17 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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7:21 PM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
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5:27 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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8:45 AM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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2:08 PM
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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11:07 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:33 AM
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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6:23 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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9:27 AM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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9:41 AM
Full 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.