December 2152

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 29%
14. 2 38%
15. 3 First qtr
16. 4 57%
17. 5 66%
18. 6 75%
19. 7 83%
20. 8 89%
21. 9 95%
22. 10 98%
23. 11 Full
24. 12 99%
25. 13 97%
26. 14 92%
27. 15 85%
28. 16 76%
29. 17 66%
30. 18 Last qtr
31. 19 43%
32. 20 32%
33. 21 22%
34. 22 13%
35. 23 7%
36. 24 2%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 3%
40. 28 8%
41. 29 14%
42. 30 22%
43. 31 30%

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

Events in December 2152

1. Sun, Dec 33:37 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

2. Sun, Dec 36:19 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sun, Dec 39:40 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

5. Thu, Dec 72:40 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

6. Fri, Dec 89:43 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 112:46 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Mon, Dec 117:51 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

9. Fri, Dec 1511:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 178:34 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 1810:00 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Wed, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

13. Thu, Dec 216:01 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 241:15 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 241:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 258:05 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Tue, Dec 265:27 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, Dec 265:57 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Dec 2612:54 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 2912:11 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Dec 3111:31 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

22. Sun, Dec 3112:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter 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.