December 2107

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 98%
13. 2 94%
14. 3 87%
15. 4 79%
16. 5 68%
17. 6 57%
18. 7 Last qtr
19. 8 35%
20. 9 25%
21. 10 16%
22. 11 9%
23. 12 4%
24. 13 1%
25. 14 New
26. 15 2%
27. 16 5%
28. 17 11%
29. 18 17%
30. 19 25%
31. 20 33%
32. 21 42%
33. 22 First qtr
34. 23 61%
35. 24 71%
36. 25 79%
37. 26 87%
38. 27 93%
39. 28 98%
40. 29 Full
41. 30 99%
42. 31 96%

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

Events in December 2107

1. Sun, Dec 48:17 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

3. Wed, Dec 73:17 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Dec 78:49 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 811:04 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

6. Thu, Dec 81:33 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 146:28 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Fri, Dec 166:30 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 20

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

10. Thu, Dec 227:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Dec 227:42 AM

    December solstice

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

12. Thu, Dec 2211:41 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 269:54 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 282:12 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 297:18 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

16. Thu, Dec 2910:56 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 318:43 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

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