December 2162

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 30%
12. 2 20%
13. 3 11%
14. 4 5%
15. 5 1%
16. 6 New
17. 7 2%
18. 8 7%
19. 9 14%
20. 10 23%
21. 11 32%
22. 12 42%
23. 13 First qtr
24. 14 62%
25. 15 71%
26. 16 79%
27. 17 86%
28. 18 92%
29. 19 96%
30. 20 99%
31. 21 Full
32. 22 99%
33. 23 96%
34. 24 91%
35. 25 85%
36. 26 77%
37. 27 67%
38. 28 57%
39. 29 Last qtr
40. 30 35%
41. 31 24%

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

Events in December 2162

1. Thu, Dec 211:41 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 412:53 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.

4. Sun, Dec 58:50 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 67:19 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Dec 66:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 810:58 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 95:23 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 910:48 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 911:25 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

11. Mon, Dec 136:25 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Dec 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

13. Tue, Dec 2111:56 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

14. Tue, Dec 214:03 PM

    December solstice

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

15. Tue, Dec 282:10 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Wed, Dec 292:26 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.