December 2105

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 20%
11. 2 13%
12. 3 7%
13. 4 3%
14. 5 1%
15. 6 New
16. 7 1%
17. 8 4%
18. 9 9%
19. 10 15%
20. 11 22%
21. 12 31%
22. 13 41%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 62%
25. 16 72%
26. 17 82%
27. 18 90%
28. 19 96%
29. 20 99%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 97%
32. 23 92%
33. 24 84%
34. 25 75%
35. 26 65%
36. 27 Last qtr
37. 28 45%
38. 29 35%
39. 30 26%
40. 31 18%

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

Events in December 2105

1. Sat, Dec 51:17 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 65:47 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 6

   Apogee

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

4. Sun, Dec 69:15 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, Dec 79:37 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Dec 122:29 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

7. Mon, Dec 149:31 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Dec 1711:46 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 182:48 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 192:12 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

11. Sun, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

12. Mon, Dec 212:20 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

13. Mon, Dec 218:03 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Thu, Dec 243:38 AM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 246:03 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Dec 2711:23 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, Dec 313:27 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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