December 2080

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 75%
9. 2 64%
10. 3 Last qtr
11. 4 42%
12. 5 31%
13. 6 21%
14. 7 13%
15. 8 7%
16. 9 3%
17. 10 1%
18. 11 New
19. 12 2%
20. 13 6%
21. 14 11%
22. 15 17%
23. 16 25%
24. 17 34%
25. 18 43%
26. 19 First qtr
27. 20 62%
28. 21 72%
29. 22 80%
30. 23 88%
31. 24 94%
32. 25 98%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 98%
35. 28 94%
36. 29 87%
37. 30 78%
38. 31 68%

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

Events in December 2080

1. Sun, Dec 12:49 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 26:45 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Dec 35:52 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, Dec 75:22 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 112:10 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Wed, Dec 1112:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Dec 143:11 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Dec 143:17 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 157:10 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 158:46 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 1510:43 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 1510:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 162:28 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Dec 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

15. Mon, Dec 165:23 AM

    Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

16. Tue, Dec 171:55 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Dec 196:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Fri, Dec 206:32 PM

    December solstice

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

19. Tue, Dec 245:43 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

20. Tue, Dec 246:44 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Dec 2612:03 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

22. Sat, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.

23. Sat, Dec 2810:23 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

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