December 2147

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 65%
14. 2 76%
15. 3 85%
16. 4 92%
17. 5 97%
18. 6 99%
19. 7 Full
20. 8 98%
21. 9 94%
22. 10 88%
23. 11 81%
24. 12 73%
25. 13 64%
26. 14 55%
27. 15 Last qtr
28. 16 36%
29. 17 27%
30. 18 19%
31. 19 12%
32. 20 6%
33. 21 2%
34. 22 New
35. 23 1%
36. 24 4%
37. 25 10%
38. 26 18%
39. 27 28%
40. 28 39%
41. 29 First qtr
42. 30 61%
43. 31 72%

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

Events in December 2147

1. Fri, Dec 1

   Perigee

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

2. Tue, Dec 53:12 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 68:23 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 72:26 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

5. Fri, Dec 84:10 AM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 14

   Apogee

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

7. Fri, Dec 1512:40 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Mon, Dec 1810:01 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 202:43 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 206:06 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 205:14 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 2112:28 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

13. Fri, Dec 2212:45 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Fri, Dec 224:38 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Fri, Dec 222:33 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 224:32 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Sun, Dec 245:07 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 256:56 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Dec 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,300 km.

20. Fri, Dec 2911:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

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