December 2157

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 New
13. 2 1%
14. 3 3%
15. 4 7%
16. 5 13%
17. 6 21%
18. 7 30%
19. 8 41%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 63%
22. 11 74%
23. 12 83%
24. 13 91%
25. 14 97%
26. 15 100%
27. 16 Full
28. 17 97%
29. 18 92%
30. 19 85%
31. 20 77%
32. 21 68%
33. 22 59%
34. 23 Last qtr
35. 24 40%
36. 25 31%
37. 26 23%
38. 27 15%
39. 28 9%
40. 29 4%
41. 30 1%
42. 31 New

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

Events in December 2157

1. Thu, Dec 19:09 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 17:12 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, Dec 310:05 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 512:06 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 62:45 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 98:36 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Dec 102:08 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.

9. Fri, Dec 1612:10 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

10. Wed, Dec 2110:55 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Wed, Dec 2111:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 2310:12 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sun, Dec 25

    Apogee

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

14. Thu, Dec 292:40 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

15. Fri, Dec 308:34 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 317:26 AM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

17. Sat, Dec 317:42 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, Dec 318:04 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Dec 3112:25 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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