December 2117

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 57%
12. 2 66%
13. 3 74%
14. 4 82%
15. 5 89%
16. 6 94%
17. 7 98%
18. 8 100%
19. 9 Full
20. 10 98%
21. 11 93%
22. 12 87%
23. 13 80%
24. 14 70%
25. 15 60%
26. 16 Last qtr
27. 17 37%
28. 18 27%
29. 19 17%
30. 20 9%
31. 21 4%
32. 22 1%
33. 23 New
34. 24 3%
35. 25 7%
36. 26 13%
37. 27 21%
38. 28 30%
39. 29 39%
40. 30 First qtr
41. 31 58%

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

Events in December 2117

1. Thu, Dec 210:04 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

3. Thu, Dec 912:29 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Fri, Dec 102:53 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Fri, Dec 1012:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 1010:10 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

7. Thu, Dec 168:45 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, Dec 182:25 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 196:52 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.

11. Tue, Dec 2112:31 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Tue, Dec 216:02 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Tue, Dec 217:48 PM

    Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 2212:27 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 227:33 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Dec 232:45 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Sun, Dec 266:22 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Dec 269:29 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

19. Thu, Dec 309:21 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Dec 305:08 PM

    First Quarter

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

21. Fri, Dec 31

    Apogee

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

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