December 2139

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 77%
11. 2 86%
12. 3 93%
13. 4 98%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 99%
16. 7 96%
17. 8 90%
18. 9 83%
19. 10 74%
20. 11 65%
21. 12 56%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 37%
24. 15 28%
25. 16 20%
26. 17 13%
27. 18 7%
28. 19 3%
29. 20 1%
30. 21 New
31. 22 2%
32. 23 6%
33. 24 12%
34. 25 20%
35. 26 30%
36. 27 41%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 63%
39. 30 74%
40. 31 83%

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

Events in December 2139

1. Thu, Dec 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.

2. Fri, Dec 410:25 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

3. Sat, Dec 53:30 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Sat, Dec 510:49 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 82:24 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Dec 132:23 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Dec 15

   Apogee

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

8. Mon, Dec 214:05 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Dec 216:56 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 222:05 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Thu, Dec 244:50 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 2410:41 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, Dec 2410:51 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Dec 2411:20 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 243:06 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 2612:47 AM

    Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 269:33 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 288:10 AM

    First Quarter

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

19. Wed, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

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