Moon calendar
December 2144
- 1 First qtr
- 2 56%
- 3 65%
- 4 74%
- 5 82%
- 6 88%
- 7 94%
- 8 97%
- 9 99%
- 10 Full
- 11 98%
- 12 95%
- 13 89%
- 14 82%
- 15 73%
- 16 63%
- 17 Last qtr
- 18 42%
- 19 31%
- 20 20%
- 21 12%
- 22 5%
- 23 1%
- 24 New
- 25 2%
- 26 6%
- 27 12%
- 28 20%
- 29 29%
- 30 38%
- 31 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 2144
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4:59 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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10:23 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:13 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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1:03 AM
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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3:52 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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8:47 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:31 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:39 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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7:17 AM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.
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4:18 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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4:49 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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5:38 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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12:54 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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9:43 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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3:19 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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6:04 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:01 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.