December 2151

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 41%
12. 2 30%
13. 3 21%
14. 4 13%
15. 5 6%
16. 6 2%
17. 7 New
18. 8 0%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 7%
21. 11 13%
22. 12 20%
23. 13 28%
24. 14 36%
25. 15 First qtr
26. 16 55%
27. 17 65%
28. 18 74%
29. 19 82%
30. 20 90%
31. 21 95%
32. 22 99%
33. 23 Full
34. 24 98%
35. 25 94%
36. 26 87%
37. 27 78%
38. 28 68%
39. 29 57%
40. 30 Last qtr
41. 31 35%

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

Events in December 2151

1. Sat, Dec 412:03 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Sun, Dec 512:30 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Dec 64:53 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 72:25 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 79:12 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

6. Tue, Dec 79:23 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Wed, Dec 811:38 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 92:52 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 123:26 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 13

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

11. Tue, Dec 142:12 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 1511:31 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Dec 2212:08 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Thu, Dec 239:56 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

15. Fri, Dec 2411:04 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.

17. Tue, Dec 289:04 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 301:44 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Thu, Dec 302:09 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

20. Thu, Dec 3010:35 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

21. Fri, Dec 313:40 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

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