December 2101

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 86%
13. 2 92%
14. 3 96%
15. 4 99%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 99%
18. 7 96%
19. 8 92%
20. 9 86%
21. 10 79%
22. 11 71%
23. 12 62%
24. 13 Last qtr
25. 14 41%
26. 15 31%
27. 16 21%
28. 17 13%
29. 18 6%
30. 19 1%
31. 20 New
32. 21 2%
33. 22 6%
34. 23 14%
35. 24 22%
36. 25 32%
37. 26 43%
38. 27 First qtr
39. 28 63%
40. 29 72%
41. 30 81%
42. 31 88%

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

Events in December 2101

1. Mon, Dec 511:17 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

2. Tue, Dec 62:03 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 63:37 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

5. Sun, Dec 1110:33 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

6. Tue, Dec 133:25 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Dec 133:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 159:55 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

9. Tue, Dec 2010:14 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Tue, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

11. Tue, Dec 2011:19 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Wed, Dec 218:15 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Dec 218:38 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Tue, Dec 274:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

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