December 2178

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 57%
11. 2 Last qtr
12. 3 35%
13. 4 24%
14. 5 15%
15. 6 8%
16. 7 3%
17. 8 0%
18. 9 New
19. 10 2%
20. 11 6%
21. 12 12%
22. 13 19%
23. 14 27%
24. 15 36%
25. 16 45%
26. 17 First qtr
27. 18 64%
28. 19 73%
29. 20 81%
30. 21 89%
31. 22 94%
32. 23 98%
33. 24 Full
34. 25 99%
35. 26 96%
36. 27 90%
37. 28 82%
38. 29 72%
39. 30 61%
40. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 2178

1. Wed, Dec 23:05 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Dec 24:10 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Wed, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.

4. Tue, Dec 83:54 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 92:07 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Wed, Dec 92:13 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.

7. Thu, Dec 106:59 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Wed, Dec 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

9. Thu, Dec 1712:30 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Fri, Dec 183:24 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Dec 194:39 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 211:09 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Tue, Dec 228:37 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 231:07 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 244:19 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

16. Thu, Dec 244:29 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

17. Mon, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.

18. Thu, Dec 3110:52 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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