December 2158

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 77%
14. 2 86%
15. 3 93%
16. 4 98%
17. 5 Full
18. 6 99%
19. 7 95%
20. 8 88%
21. 9 80%
22. 10 70%
23. 11 60%
24. 12 Last qtr
25. 13 40%
26. 14 30%
27. 15 22%
28. 16 14%
29. 17 8%
30. 18 4%
31. 19 1%
32. 20 New
33. 21 1%
34. 22 3%
35. 23 8%
36. 24 14%
37. 25 21%
38. 26 30%
39. 27 40%
40. 28 First qtr
41. 29 62%
42. 30 72%
43. 31 82%

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

Events in December 2158

1. Tue, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

2. Tue, Dec 53:11 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

3. Sun, Dec 1011:09 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 1210:47 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Wed, Dec 131:02 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 158:18 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 18

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

8. Wed, Dec 201:25 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 2010:05 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 202:20 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Dec 213:27 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 214:42 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 221:54 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 222:17 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 229:05 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 238:02 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Thu, Dec 2810:59 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Fri, Dec 299:18 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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