December 2082

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 88%
11. 2 93%
12. 3 97%
13. 4 99%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 98%
16. 7 95%
17. 8 89%
18. 9 82%
19. 10 74%
20. 11 64%
21. 12 Last qtr
22. 13 42%
23. 14 31%
24. 15 21%
25. 16 12%
26. 17 5%
27. 18 1%
28. 19 New
29. 20 2%
30. 21 6%
31. 22 12%
32. 23 20%
33. 24 28%
34. 25 38%
35. 26 First qtr
36. 27 57%
37. 28 66%
38. 29 75%
39. 30 82%
40. 31 89%

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

Events in December 2082

1. Tue, Dec 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

2. Sat, Dec 53:57 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

3. Mon, Dec 71:36 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Wed, Dec 93:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 126:52 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, Dec 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.

7. Thu, Dec 174:35 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

8. Sat, Dec 1910:11 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Dec 206:29 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 216:04 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Tue, Dec 2212:08 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 246:22 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Dec 2512:03 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Sat, Dec 266:37 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Dec 2712:19 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

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