December 2172

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 98%
11. 2 95%
12. 3 91%
13. 4 84%
14. 5 77%
15. 6 69%
16. 7 59%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 39%
19. 10 29%
20. 11 20%
21. 12 12%
22. 13 5%
23. 14 1%
24. 15 New
25. 16 2%
26. 17 7%
27. 18 14%
28. 19 24%
29. 20 34%
30. 21 44%
31. 22 First qtr
32. 23 65%
33. 24 74%
34. 25 82%
35. 26 89%
36. 27 94%
37. 28 98%
38. 29 100%
39. 30 Full
40. 31 98%

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

Events in December 2172

1. Thu, Dec 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Sat, Dec 59:38 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Dec 810:20 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Dec 98:33 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 141:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 145:49 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 1410:32 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 158:49 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Tue, Dec 156:30 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

11. Fri, Dec 182:46 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 195:57 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 204:12 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Dec 212:14 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Mon, Dec 211:50 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Dec 2212:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Dec 3012:56 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

18. Wed, Dec 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

19. Wed, Dec 308:11 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

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