December 2112

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 95%
13. 2 99%
14. 3 Full
15. 4 98%
16. 5 95%
17. 6 89%
18. 7 82%
19. 8 74%
20. 9 65%
21. 10 55%
22. 11 Last qtr
23. 12 37%
24. 13 28%
25. 14 20%
26. 15 13%
27. 16 7%
28. 17 2%
29. 18 New
30. 19 0%
31. 20 3%
32. 21 8%
33. 22 15%
34. 23 24%
35. 24 34%
36. 25 First qtr
37. 26 57%
38. 27 68%
39. 28 78%
40. 29 86%
41. 30 93%
42. 31 98%

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

Events in December 2112

1. Sat, Dec 38:55 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Sat, Dec 312:12 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Dec 54:20 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

4. Sun, Dec 111:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

6. Tue, Dec 136:05 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 148:35 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 151:42 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Thu, Dec 159:28 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 187:12 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 1811:17 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Dec 1811:29 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

13. Wed, Dec 2112:55 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Thu, Dec 2212:46 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Thu, Dec 224:03 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 247:23 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 249:37 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, Dec 246:16 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Dec 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.

20. Sun, Dec 2510:24 PM

    First Quarter

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

21. Fri, Dec 306:49 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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