December 2180

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 100%
14. 2 Full
15. 3 98%
16. 4 95%
17. 5 89%
18. 6 83%
19. 7 75%
20. 8 65%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 45%
23. 11 34%
24. 12 24%
25. 13 14%
26. 14 7%
27. 15 2%
28. 16 New
29. 17 1%
30. 18 5%
31. 19 11%
32. 20 20%
33. 21 29%
34. 22 39%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 59%
37. 25 68%
38. 26 77%
39. 27 84%
40. 28 90%
41. 29 95%
42. 30 98%
43. 31 Full

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

Events in December 2180

1. Fri, Dec 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

2. Sat, Dec 212:47 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

3. Tue, Dec 56:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 911:39 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Wed, Dec 138:40 PM

   Mars at opposition

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

6. Fri, Dec 157:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Dec 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

8. Sat, Dec 164:06 PM

   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 1912:04 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Thu, Dec 2112:46 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Sat, Dec 232:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Dec 2310:56 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

14. Sun, Dec 318:03 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

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