December 2177

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 80%
10. 2 88%
11. 3 94%
12. 4 98%
13. 5 Full
14. 6 99%
15. 7 95%
16. 8 89%
17. 9 80%
18. 10 70%
19. 11 59%
20. 12 Last qtr
21. 13 37%
22. 14 27%
23. 15 18%
24. 16 11%
25. 17 6%
26. 18 2%
27. 19 New
28. 20 0%
29. 21 2%
30. 22 6%
31. 23 11%
32. 24 18%
33. 25 26%
34. 26 34%
35. 27 44%
36. 28 First qtr
37. 29 64%
38. 30 74%
39. 31 83%

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

Events in December 2177

1. Fri, Dec 53:16 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Sun, Dec 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.

3. Fri, Dec 127:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Tue, Dec 168:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 1810:00 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 199:39 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Fri, Dec 199:54 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

8. Sat, Dec 201:58 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 217:24 AM

   December solstice

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

10. Tue, Dec 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

11. Thu, Dec 259:10 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 283:07 AM

    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.