December 2097

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 4%
9. 2 1%
10. 3 New
11. 4 1%
12. 5 3%
13. 6 8%
14. 7 13%
15. 8 20%
16. 9 29%
17. 10 37%
18. 11 First qtr
19. 12 57%
20. 13 67%
21. 14 77%
22. 15 85%
23. 16 92%
24. 17 97%
25. 18 Full
26. 19 99%
27. 20 95%
28. 21 89%
29. 22 81%
30. 23 71%
31. 24 60%
32. 25 Last qtr
33. 26 39%
34. 27 29%
35. 28 21%
36. 29 13%
37. 30 8%
38. 31 3%

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

Events in December 2097

1. Mon, Dec 29:14 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 38:45 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 32:27 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

5. Wed, Dec 113:21 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Dec 117:19 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Fri, Dec 137:14 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 136:35 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Sat, Dec 144:11 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

10. Wed, Dec 187:04 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

11. Thu, Dec 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

12. Fri, Dec 209:36 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Sun, Dec 229:23 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Dec 238:07 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 254:25 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 2510:20 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Dec 3111:29 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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