December 2078

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 7%
13. 2 3%
14. 3 1%
15. 4 New
16. 5 1%
17. 6 5%
18. 7 9%
19. 8 16%
20. 9 24%
21. 10 33%
22. 11 43%
23. 12 First qtr
24. 13 65%
25. 14 76%
26. 15 85%
27. 16 92%
28. 17 98%
29. 18 Full
30. 19 99%
31. 20 96%
32. 21 90%
33. 22 82%
34. 23 73%
35. 24 63%
36. 25 Last qtr
37. 26 44%
38. 27 34%
39. 28 26%
40. 29 18%
41. 30 11%
42. 31 6%

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

Events in December 2078

1. Thu, Dec 18:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Fri, Dec 210:33 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 2

   Apogee

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

4. Sun, Dec 47:08 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, Dec 54:53 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 56:15 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 54:29 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 710:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 72:00 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 77:36 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Dec 93:14 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 122:52 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sat, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

14. Sat, Dec 175:54 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

15. Sun, Dec 186:34 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

16. Wed, Dec 216:57 AM

    December solstice

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

17. Sat, Dec 243:24 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Dec 258:16 PM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Tue, Dec 2712:46 AM

    Saturn, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

20. Tue, Dec 276:09 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Dec 295:43 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

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