December 2159

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 Last qtr
15. 2 44%
16. 3 33%
17. 4 24%
18. 5 16%
19. 6 9%
20. 7 4%
21. 8 1%
22. 9 New
23. 10 1%
24. 11 3%
25. 12 8%
26. 13 13%
27. 14 20%
28. 15 29%
29. 16 38%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 57%
32. 19 67%
33. 20 77%
34. 21 86%
35. 22 93%
36. 23 98%
37. 24 Full
38. 25 99%
39. 26 95%
40. 27 89%
41. 28 80%
42. 29 71%
43. 30 60%
44. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 2159

1. Sat, Dec 13:49 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 110:27 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sun, Dec 29:29 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Mon, Dec 33:18 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 37:56 AM

   Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 68:10 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 91:37 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Dec 91:52 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

9. Sun, Dec 910:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 118:38 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 124:31 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 12

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

13. Mon, Dec 176:59 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, Dec 2010:05 PM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 2110:24 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Mon, Dec 245:54 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

17. Mon, Dec 245:56 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

18. Tue, Dec 251:23 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Dec 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

20. Mon, Dec 316:26 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Dec 319:44 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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