December 2074

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 97%
15. 2 99%
16. 3 Full
17. 4 99%
18. 5 96%
19. 6 92%
20. 7 86%
21. 8 78%
22. 9 69%
23. 10 60%
24. 11 Last qtr
25. 12 39%
26. 13 28%
27. 14 18%
28. 15 10%
29. 16 4%
30. 17 1%
31. 18 New
32. 19 3%
33. 20 8%
34. 21 16%
35. 22 25%
36. 23 35%
37. 24 45%
38. 25 First qtr
39. 26 65%
40. 27 74%
41. 28 82%
42. 29 88%
43. 30 94%
44. 31 97%

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

Events in December 2074

1. Sat, Dec 15:03 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Dec 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Mon, Dec 39:03 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

4. Thu, Dec 65:43 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 109:07 PM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 1011:18 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 1110:08 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, Dec 146:36 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 172:17 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 174:28 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 176:11 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

13. Tue, Dec 182:20 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Dec 1811:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 1912:07 AM

    Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 194:08 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 199:10 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 203:39 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

19. Fri, Dec 217:35 AM

    December solstice

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

20. Sun, Dec 237:52 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Dec 2512:07 AM

    First Quarter

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

22. Sun, Dec 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

23. Mon, Dec 3111:10 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

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