December 2176

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 New
9. 2 2%
10. 3 5%
11. 4 10%
12. 5 16%
13. 6 24%
14. 7 33%
15. 8 42%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 63%
18. 11 73%
19. 12 83%
20. 13 91%
21. 14 96%
22. 15 Full
23. 16 100%
24. 17 97%
25. 18 91%
26. 19 83%
27. 20 74%
28. 21 64%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 43%
31. 24 33%
32. 25 24%
33. 26 17%
34. 27 10%
35. 28 5%
36. 29 2%
37. 30 New
38. 31 0%

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

Events in December 2176

1. Sun, Dec 12:43 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, Dec 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

3. Thu, Dec 510:44 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 710:09 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 96:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Mon, Dec 97:35 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 912:01 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 91:24 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 133:06 AM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 133:31 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Dec 136:49 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sun, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.

13. Sun, Dec 1511:57 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

14. Wed, Dec 1810:55 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 211:39 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Sun, Dec 227:07 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Sun, Dec 29

    Apogee

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

18. Sun, Dec 2910:27 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 3010:21 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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