December 2121

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 Last qtr
10. 2 43%
11. 3 34%
12. 4 26%
13. 5 18%
14. 6 11%
15. 7 6%
16. 8 2%
17. 9 New
18. 10 1%
19. 11 3%
20. 12 8%
21. 13 15%
22. 14 24%
23. 15 34%
24. 16 First qtr
25. 17 56%
26. 18 67%
27. 19 78%
28. 20 86%
29. 21 93%
30. 22 98%
31. 23 Full
32. 24 99%
33. 25 97%
34. 26 92%
35. 27 86%
36. 28 79%
37. 29 70%
38. 30 61%
39. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 2121

1. Mon, Dec 11:10 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 16:39 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Dec 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

4. Sun, Dec 711:36 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

5. Sun, Dec 711:40 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 97:47 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Tue, Dec 98:56 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 116:59 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 117:21 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 1110:51 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 168:39 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Tue, Dec 1611:05 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Thu, Dec 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

14. Sun, Dec 215:10 PM

    December solstice

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

15. Tue, Dec 238:05 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

16. Tue, Dec 238:17 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

17. Wed, Dec 248:01 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 2511:44 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Dec 2611:27 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Dec 2810:18 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

21. Wed, Dec 3112:16 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

22. Wed, Dec 316:04 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

23. Wed, Dec 31

    Apogee

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

24. Wed, Dec 314:17 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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