December 2138

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 1%
10. 2 New
11. 3 2%
12. 4 6%
13. 5 13%
14. 6 22%
15. 7 32%
16. 8 43%
17. 9 First qtr
18. 10 65%
19. 11 76%
20. 12 84%
21. 13 91%
22. 14 96%
23. 15 99%
24. 16 Full
25. 17 98%
26. 18 95%
27. 19 90%
28. 20 83%
29. 21 75%
30. 22 67%
31. 23 58%
32. 24 Last qtr
33. 25 39%
34. 26 30%
35. 27 21%
36. 28 13%
37. 29 7%
38. 30 2%
39. 31 New

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

Events in December 2138

1. Mon, Dec 110:23 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Tue, Dec 212:55 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Dec 25:34 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Dec 410:06 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 411:38 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 411:42 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 411:59 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 511:46 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.

10. Tue, Dec 93:14 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Dec 1110:15 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Dec 165:44 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Sun, Dec 218:16 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Mon, Dec 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

15. Wed, Dec 247:39 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Mon, Dec 2911:44 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Wed, Dec 316:38 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

18. Wed, Dec 319:07 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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