December 2068

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 44%
15. 2 First qtr
16. 3 67%
17. 4 77%
18. 5 86%
19. 6 93%
20. 7 98%
21. 8 Full
22. 9 99%
23. 10 96%
24. 11 91%
25. 12 84%
26. 13 77%
27. 14 68%
28. 15 58%
29. 16 Last qtr
30. 17 40%
31. 18 31%
32. 19 22%
33. 20 15%
34. 21 9%
35. 22 4%
36. 23 1%
37. 24 New
38. 25 2%
39. 26 6%
40. 27 12%
41. 28 20%
42. 29 30%
43. 30 40%
44. 31 First qtr

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

Events in December 2068

1. Sun, Dec 212:21 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.

3. Thu, Dec 61:13 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

4. Sat, Dec 83:52 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 86:42 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

6. Mon, Dec 105:34 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 169:11 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Mon, Dec 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

9. Thu, Dec 208:32 PM

   December solstice

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

10. Fri, Dec 213:47 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Sat, Dec 222:40 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 222:45 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 227:05 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Dec 2312:03 AM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 2312:26 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 248:44 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Tue, Dec 254:21 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Dec 281:26 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

19. Mon, Dec 318:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Mon, Dec 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

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