Moon calendar
December 2141
- 1 9%
- 2 16%
- 3 23%
- 4 31%
- 5 41%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 61%
- 8 71%
- 9 80%
- 10 88%
- 11 95%
- 12 99%
- 13 Full
- 14 98%
- 15 93%
- 16 86%
- 17 77%
- 18 67%
- 19 56%
- 20 Last qtr
- 21 35%
- 22 26%
- 23 18%
- 24 11%
- 25 6%
- 26 2%
- 27 0%
- 28 New
- 29 2%
- 30 5%
- 31 10%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2141
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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10:51 AM
Venus at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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10:51 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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5:01 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:31 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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9:05 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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9:07 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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1:07 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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1:44 PM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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4:46 AM
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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10:40 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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9:33 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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1:10 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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7:11 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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10:23 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.