December 2087

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 34%
10. 2 44%
11. 3 First qtr
12. 4 66%
13. 5 76%
14. 6 85%
15. 7 93%
16. 8 98%
17. 9 Full
18. 10 99%
19. 11 95%
20. 12 89%
21. 13 81%
22. 14 72%
23. 15 62%
24. 16 Last qtr
25. 17 42%
26. 18 32%
27. 19 24%
28. 20 16%
29. 21 10%
30. 22 5%
31. 23 2%
32. 24 New
33. 25 1%
34. 26 3%
35. 27 7%
36. 28 13%
37. 29 20%
38. 30 29%
39. 31 39%

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

Events in December 2087

1. Wed, Dec 31:01 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sun, Dec 71:19 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

4. Tue, Dec 98:47 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

5. Tue, Dec 95:31 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

6. Tue, Dec 163:12 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Thu, Dec 187:37 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 2111:08 AM

   December solstice

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

9. Sun, Dec 212:30 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

11. Wed, Dec 2411:35 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 248:43 PM

    New Moon

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

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