December 2088

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 86%
12. 2 77%
13. 3 67%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 45%
16. 6 34%
17. 7 25%
18. 8 17%
19. 9 10%
20. 10 5%
21. 11 2%
22. 12 New
23. 13 1%
24. 14 3%
25. 15 6%
26. 16 12%
27. 17 19%
28. 18 27%
29. 19 35%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 55%
32. 22 66%
33. 23 76%
34. 24 85%
35. 25 92%
36. 26 97%
37. 27 Full
38. 28 99%
39. 29 96%
40. 30 89%
41. 31 81%

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

Events in December 2088

1. Fri, Dec 37:31 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

2. Fri, Dec 311:44 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 411:58 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Thu, Dec 97:37 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 127:52 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Tue, Dec 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

7. Fri, Dec 171:22 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Sat, Dec 1810:07 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 204:56 PM

   December solstice

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

10. Mon, Dec 2011:52 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Dec 218:53 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Fri, Dec 246:08 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 277:57 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

14. Tue, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.

15. Thu, Dec 307:58 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

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