December 2143

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 29%
9. 2 19%
10. 3 11%
11. 4 5%
12. 5 1%
13. 6 New
14. 7 2%
15. 8 6%
16. 9 11%
17. 10 18%
18. 11 27%
19. 12 36%
20. 13 45%
21. 14 First qtr
22. 15 64%
23. 16 72%
24. 17 81%
25. 18 88%
26. 19 93%
27. 20 98%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 100%
30. 23 97%
31. 24 92%
32. 25 85%
33. 26 76%
34. 27 66%
35. 28 Last qtr
36. 29 43%
37. 30 32%
38. 31 22%

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

Events in December 2143

1. Mon, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.

2. Mon, Dec 29:40 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 33:55 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 34:23 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 36:39 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 51:19 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 56:03 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 68:57 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Fri, Dec 68:11 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 1211:28 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Dec 141:12 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Dec 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

13. Mon, Dec 1612:03 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Sat, Dec 2111:13 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

15. Sun, Dec 221:06 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Dec 221:21 AM

    December solstice

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

17. Sun, Dec 229:20 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

18. Tue, Dec 245:14 PM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.

20. Sat, Dec 289:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Mon, Dec 3010:57 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Dec 313:36 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

23. Tue, Dec 313:53 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

24. Tue, Dec 3110:19 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

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