December 2166

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 63%
10. 2 74%
11. 3 83%
12. 4 91%
13. 5 97%
14. 6 Full
15. 7 99%
16. 8 97%
17. 9 91%
18. 10 84%
19. 11 76%
20. 12 66%
21. 13 57%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 37%
24. 16 29%
25. 17 21%
26. 18 13%
27. 19 8%
28. 20 3%
29. 21 1%
30. 22 New
31. 23 1%
32. 24 5%
33. 25 10%
34. 26 17%
35. 27 26%
36. 28 36%
37. 29 First qtr
38. 30 59%
39. 31 70%

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

Events in December 2166

1. Fri, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.

2. Sat, Dec 65:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 610:45 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Sat, Dec 132:43 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

5. Sun, Dec 143:52 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Tue, Dec 168:09 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

8. Sun, Dec 213:32 PM

   December solstice

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

9. Mon, Dec 222:50 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 228:04 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Tue, Dec 235:35 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Dec 236:28 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 238:57 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 241:29 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 2512:31 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Dec 259:50 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Dec 259:58 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 253:23 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 295:37 PM

    First Quarter

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

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