December 2156

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 79%
12. 2 71%
13. 3 62%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 43%
16. 6 34%
17. 7 25%
18. 8 17%
19. 9 10%
20. 10 5%
21. 11 2%
22. 12 New
23. 13 1%
24. 14 5%
25. 15 10%
26. 16 18%
27. 17 28%
28. 18 39%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 61%
31. 21 72%
32. 22 81%
33. 23 89%
34. 24 95%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 99%
38. 28 96%
39. 29 92%
40. 30 85%
41. 31 78%

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

Events in December 2156

1. Thu, Dec 25:37 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 45:31 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sun, Dec 5

   Apogee

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

4. Mon, Dec 68:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 61:30 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 68:11 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 710:49 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Dec 111:03 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 122:00 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Mon, Dec 1310:25 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 141:02 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

13. Fri, Dec 1710:54 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Sun, Dec 1912:18 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Tue, Dec 215:01 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Fri, Dec 244:11 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

17. Sun, Dec 262:06 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

18. Wed, Dec 2911:25 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

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