December 2086

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 18%
9. 2 11%
10. 3 6%
11. 4 2%
12. 5 0%
13. 6 New
14. 7 2%
15. 8 6%
16. 9 12%
17. 10 20%
18. 11 30%
19. 12 40%
20. 13 First qtr
21. 14 63%
22. 15 73%
23. 16 83%
24. 17 91%
25. 18 96%
26. 19 99%
27. 20 Full
28. 21 98%
29. 22 93%
30. 23 87%
31. 24 79%
32. 25 71%
33. 26 62%
34. 27 Last qtr
35. 28 43%
36. 29 34%
37. 30 25%
38. 31 17%

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

Events in December 2086

1. Sun, Dec 1

   Apogee

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

2. Thu, Dec 51:08 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 612:36 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

4. Fri, Dec 612:48 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, Dec 710:26 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 139:20 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sun, Dec 1512:38 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Tue, Dec 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.

9. Fri, Dec 203:19 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

10. Sat, Dec 215:22 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Thu, Dec 269:29 PM

    Mars at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

12. Fri, Dec 274:58 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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