December 2140

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 Last qtr
13. 2 36%
14. 3 27%
15. 4 19%
16. 5 12%
17. 6 7%
18. 7 3%
19. 8 1%
20. 9 New
21. 10 1%
22. 11 5%
23. 12 9%
24. 13 16%
25. 14 24%
26. 15 33%
27. 16 44%
28. 17 First qtr
29. 18 66%
30. 19 76%
31. 20 85%
32. 21 93%
33. 22 98%
34. 23 Full
35. 24 99%
36. 25 96%
37. 26 90%
38. 27 82%
39. 28 73%
40. 29 63%
41. 30 Last qtr
42. 31 44%

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

Events in December 2140

1. Thu, Dec 12:34 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, Dec 57:45 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

3. Wed, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

4. Wed, Dec 74:10 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 811:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 96:21 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, Dec 1010:39 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 134:13 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Dec 172:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Dec 208:04 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 217:50 AM

    December solstice

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

12. Thu, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.

13. Fri, Dec 235:20 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

14. Fri, Dec 235:24 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

15. Wed, Dec 284:28 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Fri, Dec 308:05 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.