Moon calendar
December 2072
- 1 62%
- 2 Last qtr
- 3 40%
- 4 29%
- 5 19%
- 6 11%
- 7 5%
- 8 1%
- 9 New
- 10 1%
- 11 5%
- 12 10%
- 13 16%
- 14 24%
- 15 33%
- 16 42%
- 17 First qtr
- 18 61%
- 19 70%
- 20 78%
- 21 86%
- 22 92%
- 23 97%
- 24 99%
- 25 Full
- 26 97%
- 27 93%
- 28 86%
- 29 77%
- 30 66%
- 31 Last qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2072
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2:22 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
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10:27 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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11:03 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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11:59 AM
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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7:18 AM
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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11:22 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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9:52 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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8:50 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:08 PM
Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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7:55 PM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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3:06 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:15 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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5:04 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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11:17 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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12:29 PM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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1:50 PM
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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5:56 PM
Mars, Mercury, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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6:03 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.
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10:20 PM
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:06 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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10:27 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.