December 2081

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 2%
10. 2 5%
11. 3 11%
12. 4 18%
13. 5 27%
14. 6 35%
15. 7 45%
16. 8 First qtr
17. 9 63%
18. 10 72%
19. 11 80%
20. 12 87%
21. 13 93%
22. 14 97%
23. 15 Full
24. 16 100%
25. 17 97%
26. 18 92%
27. 19 85%
28. 20 77%
29. 21 66%
30. 22 Last qtr
31. 23 44%
32. 24 33%
33. 25 23%
34. 26 14%
35. 27 7%
36. 28 3%
37. 29 New
38. 30 0%
39. 31 3%

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

Events in December 2081

1. Mon, Dec 15:13 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 46:18 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 612:08 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 81:38 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Mon, Dec 86:29 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

7. Mon, Dec 1511:31 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

8. Fri, Dec 191:28 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 197:35 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Dec 2112:22 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Mon, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

12. Mon, Dec 2210:55 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Wed, Dec 241:30 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

14. Mon, Dec 2911:28 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, Dec 304:36 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 3110:09 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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