December 2118

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 89%
13. 2 83%
14. 3 75%
15. 4 66%
16. 5 56%
17. 6 Last qtr
18. 7 34%
19. 8 24%
20. 9 15%
21. 10 7%
22. 11 2%
23. 12 New
24. 13 1%
25. 14 5%
26. 15 11%
27. 16 19%
28. 17 29%
29. 18 39%
30. 19 First qtr
31. 20 59%
32. 21 68%
33. 22 76%
34. 23 84%
35. 24 90%
36. 25 95%
37. 26 98%
38. 27 Full
39. 28 99%
40. 29 97%
41. 30 93%
42. 31 88%

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

Events in December 2118

1. Fri, Dec 23:00 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 612:42 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Dec 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

4. Mon, Dec 124:45 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, Dec 142:40 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 193:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Wed, Dec 2111:48 PM

   December solstice

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

8. Sat, Dec 24

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

9. Tue, Dec 278:04 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

10. Wed, Dec 283:49 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 287:43 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 3112:48 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

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