December 2109

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 73%
9. 2 81%
10. 3 88%
11. 4 93%
12. 5 97%
13. 6 99%
14. 7 Full
15. 8 98%
16. 9 95%
17. 10 91%
18. 11 84%
19. 12 76%
20. 13 67%
21. 14 57%
22. 15 Last qtr
23. 16 35%
24. 17 24%
25. 18 15%
26. 19 8%
27. 20 3%
28. 21 New
29. 22 1%
30. 23 5%
31. 24 10%
32. 25 18%
33. 26 27%
34. 27 37%
35. 28 First qtr
36. 29 56%
37. 30 66%
38. 31 74%

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

Events in December 2109

1. Wed, Dec 41:08 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

3. Fri, Dec 612:08 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 76:38 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

5. Fri, Dec 132:43 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 139:56 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sun, Dec 152:39 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sun, Dec 156:10 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Mon, Dec 166:23 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 166:31 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 165:45 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 194:33 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

14. Fri, Dec 208:50 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 209:30 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 209:36 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 215:41 PM

    New Moon

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

18. Sat, Dec 217:27 PM

    December solstice

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

19. Tue, Dec 249:22 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 2510:53 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, Dec 288:30 PM

    First Quarter

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

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