December 2136

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 62%
15. 2 72%
16. 3 80%
17. 4 87%
18. 5 93%
19. 6 97%
20. 7 99%
21. 8 Full
22. 9 99%
23. 10 96%
24. 11 91%
25. 12 85%
26. 13 78%
27. 14 69%
28. 15 59%
29. 16 Last qtr
30. 17 38%
31. 18 28%
32. 19 18%
33. 20 10%
34. 21 4%
35. 22 1%
36. 23 New
37. 24 3%
38. 25 9%
39. 26 16%
40. 27 25%
41. 28 35%
42. 29 First qtr
43. 30 55%
44. 31 65%

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

Events in December 2136

1. Tue, Dec 412:35 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

2. Sat, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

3. Sat, Dec 88:59 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

4. Sat, Dec 89:48 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

5. Sun, Dec 91:55 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 169:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Mon, Dec 175:20 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 185:08 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 218:36 AM

   December solstice

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

10. Fri, Dec 211:07 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

12. Sat, Dec 223:28 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

13. Sun, Dec 231:34 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Sun, Dec 234:01 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 239:20 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 269:15 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Dec 282:14 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Dec 2911:28 PM

    First Quarter

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

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