December 2116

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 8%
11. 2 3%
12. 3 1%
13. 4 New
14. 5 2%
15. 6 6%
16. 7 12%
17. 8 19%
18. 9 27%
19. 10 36%
20. 11 45%
21. 12 First qtr
22. 13 64%
23. 14 73%
24. 15 81%
25. 16 88%
26. 17 94%
27. 18 98%
28. 19 Full
29. 20 99%
30. 21 96%
31. 22 90%
32. 23 82%
33. 24 72%
34. 25 61%
35. 26 Last qtr
36. 27 39%
37. 28 28%
38. 29 19%
39. 30 11%
40. 31 6%

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

Events in December 2116

1. Wed, Dec 212:29 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Dec 43:11 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, Dec 46:55 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 86:41 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Thu, Dec 108:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

7. Sat, Dec 1212:37 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Tue, Dec 1510:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 1712:04 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 175:18 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 195:19 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

12. Sat, Dec 199:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 2112:14 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Tue, Dec 227:03 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

15. Wed, Dec 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,300 km.

16. Sat, Dec 2611:56 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Sun, Dec 278:34 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

18. Sun, Dec 279:01 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

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