December 2104

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 Full
10. 2 100%
11. 3 97%
12. 4 92%
13. 5 84%
14. 6 76%
15. 7 66%
16. 8 57%
17. 9 Last qtr
18. 10 37%
19. 11 29%
20. 12 20%
21. 13 13%
22. 14 8%
23. 15 3%
24. 16 1%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 5%
28. 20 10%
29. 21 17%
30. 22 26%
31. 23 36%
32. 24 First qtr
33. 25 58%
34. 26 69%
35. 27 80%
36. 28 88%
37. 29 95%
38. 30 99%
39. 31 Full

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

Events in December 2104

1. Mon, Dec 111:50 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Mon, Dec 111:54 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

3. Sun, Dec 74:33 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Mon, Dec 84:03 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

5. Tue, Dec 94:08 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Fri, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

7. Mon, Dec 154:55 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 164:41 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 178:44 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Wed, Dec 178:57 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Wed, Dec 1711:01 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 1812:26 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

13. Sun, Dec 212:12 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Wed, Dec 245:36 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 246:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sat, Dec 275:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.

18. Wed, Dec 3111:59 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

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