December 2168

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 4%
13. 2 9%
14. 3 15%
15. 4 22%
16. 5 31%
17. 6 40%
18. 7 First qtr
19. 8 59%
20. 9 69%
21. 10 78%
22. 11 87%
23. 12 93%
24. 13 98%
25. 14 Full
26. 15 99%
27. 16 95%
28. 17 89%
29. 18 80%
30. 19 70%
31. 20 59%
32. 21 Last qtr
33. 22 38%
34. 23 28%
35. 24 19%
36. 25 12%
37. 26 6%
38. 27 2%
39. 28 0%
40. 29 New
41. 30 2%
42. 31 5%

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

Events in December 2168

1. Thu, Dec 11:10 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 16:50 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 33:32 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

5. Sun, Dec 410:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 47:23 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 48:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 49:30 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 59:10 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 71:50 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sat, Dec 102:43 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 144:41 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Wed, Dec 144:53 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

14. Wed, Dec 146:19 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

16. Sun, Dec 184:21 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

17. Sun, Dec 187:48 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 197:52 PM

    Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 198:55 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 199:55 PM

    Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

21. Wed, Dec 213:12 AM

    December solstice

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

22. Wed, Dec 218:04 AM

    Last Quarter

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

23. Tue, Dec 2712:19 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

24. Thu, Dec 293:13 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

25. Thu, Dec 293:15 AM

    New Moon

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

26. Thu, Dec 293:45 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

27. Fri, Dec 302:16 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

28. Sat, Dec 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

29. Sat, Dec 3110:53 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

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