December 2108

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 2%
15. 2 New
16. 3 1%
17. 4 5%
18. 5 10%
19. 6 17%
20. 7 26%
21. 8 35%
22. 9 44%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 63%
25. 12 72%
26. 13 80%
27. 14 87%
28. 15 93%
29. 16 97%
30. 17 99%
31. 18 Full
32. 19 98%
33. 20 94%
34. 21 88%
35. 22 80%
36. 23 70%
37. 24 60%
38. 25 Last qtr
39. 26 37%
40. 27 27%
41. 28 17%
42. 29 9%
43. 30 4%
44. 31 1%

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

Events in December 2108

1. Sat, Dec 13:03 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 24:22 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Wed, Dec 59:18 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 511:03 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 74:02 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 102:24 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Wed, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

8. Thu, Dec 1310:28 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Sat, Dec 155:12 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 184:32 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

11. Thu, Dec 203:59 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 211:34 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Tue, Dec 258:31 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, Dec 251:48 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

16. Sun, Dec 3011:14 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

17. Mon, Dec 312:46 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

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