December 2085

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 Full
15. 2 98%
16. 3 94%
17. 4 88%
18. 5 81%
19. 6 73%
20. 7 64%
21. 8 55%
22. 9 Last qtr
23. 10 36%
24. 11 27%
25. 12 19%
26. 13 12%
27. 14 6%
28. 15 2%
29. 16 New
30. 17 1%
31. 18 4%
32. 19 10%
33. 20 18%
34. 21 28%
35. 22 38%
36. 23 First qtr
37. 24 61%
38. 25 72%
39. 26 81%
40. 27 89%
41. 28 94%
42. 29 98%
43. 30 Full
44. 31 99%

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

Events in December 2085

1. Sat, Dec 13:10 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Sat, Dec 13:22 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

3. Thu, Dec 69:27 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 612:10 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

6. Sun, Dec 912:47 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Dec 94:37 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Dec 1511:07 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Dec 1511:29 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 158:27 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 165:34 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

12. Sun, Dec 165:38 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Mon, Dec 172:08 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 199:37 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

15. Thu, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.

16. Thu, Dec 2011:28 PM

    December solstice

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

17. Sun, Dec 2312:42 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Mon, Dec 243:28 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Dec 306:59 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

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