December 2106

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 31%
12. 2 40%
13. 3 First qtr
14. 4 59%
15. 5 69%
16. 6 78%
17. 7 86%
18. 8 93%
19. 9 98%
20. 10 Full
21. 11 99%
22. 12 95%
23. 13 89%
24. 14 80%
25. 15 70%
26. 16 60%
27. 17 Last qtr
28. 18 38%
29. 19 28%
30. 20 19%
31. 21 12%
32. 22 7%
33. 23 3%
34. 24 1%
35. 25 New
36. 26 2%
37. 27 5%
38. 28 10%
39. 29 16%
40. 30 24%
41. 31 32%

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

Events in December 2106

1. Wed, Dec 19:39 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Dec 31:59 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Dec 77:32 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 82:19 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 106:00 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

6. Fri, Dec 107:24 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

7. Sat, Dec 1111:56 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Sun, Dec 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

9. Fri, Dec 178:41 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, Dec 179:47 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 2011:57 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 221:53 AM

    December solstice

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

13. Thu, Dec 235:12 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Dec 253:53 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Sat, Dec 252:28 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 259:56 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, Dec 27

    Apogee

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

18. Thu, Dec 3011:02 PM

    Saturn 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.