December 2170

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 44%
15. 2 33%
16. 3 22%
17. 4 13%
18. 5 6%
19. 6 2%
20. 7 New
21. 8 1%
22. 9 5%
23. 10 10%
24. 11 17%
25. 12 26%
26. 13 35%
27. 14 45%
28. 15 First qtr
29. 16 63%
30. 17 72%
31. 18 80%
32. 19 87%
33. 20 93%
34. 21 97%
35. 22 99%
36. 23 Full
37. 24 98%
38. 25 94%
39. 26 88%
40. 27 80%
41. 28 70%
42. 29 59%
43. 30 Last qtr
44. 31 37%

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

Events in December 2170

1. Mon, Dec 39:16 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 37:16 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Tue, Dec 45:42 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

5. Thu, Dec 63:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 73:10 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Fri, Dec 73:26 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Dec 101:03 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 125:18 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 1211:49 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Dec 131:05 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 136:25 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 152:05 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, Dec 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

15. Fri, Dec 212:43 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Sun, Dec 234:11 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

17. Sun, Dec 307:07 AM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Sun, Dec 309:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

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