December 2076

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 31%
11. 2 42%
12. 3 First qtr
13. 4 65%
14. 5 75%
15. 6 84%
16. 7 91%
17. 8 96%
18. 9 99%
19. 10 Full
20. 11 98%
21. 12 95%
22. 13 90%
23. 14 83%
24. 15 75%
25. 16 67%
26. 17 58%
27. 18 Last qtr
28. 19 39%
29. 20 30%
30. 21 21%
31. 22 13%
32. 23 7%
33. 24 2%
34. 25 New
35. 26 1%
36. 27 4%
37. 28 10%
38. 29 18%
39. 30 28%
40. 31 39%

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

Events in December 2076

1. Tue, Dec 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

2. Thu, Dec 34:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Thu, Dec 106:32 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Thu, Dec 106:35 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

5. Thu, Dec 108:19 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 134:30 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 156:53 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

8. Wed, Dec 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

9. Fri, Dec 187:40 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sun, Dec 207:13 PM

    December solstice

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

11. Mon, Dec 213:05 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 231:12 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

13. Thu, Dec 2411:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Dec 2412:09 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 2412:36 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 252:07 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Dec 253:38 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Dec 257:53 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Sat, Dec 266:07 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 284:46 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

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