December 2187

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 3%
15. 2 7%
16. 3 14%
17. 4 21%
18. 5 30%
19. 6 39%
20. 7 First qtr
21. 8 57%
22. 9 67%
23. 10 75%
24. 11 83%
25. 12 90%
26. 13 95%
27. 14 99%
28. 15 Full
29. 16 99%
30. 17 95%
31. 18 90%
32. 19 82%
33. 20 72%
34. 21 61%
35. 22 Last qtr
36. 23 39%
37. 24 28%
38. 25 18%
39. 26 11%
40. 27 5%
41. 28 1%
42. 29 New
43. 30 1%
44. 31 4%

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

Events in December 2187

1. Sat, Dec 19:08 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 34:06 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Dec 311:54 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 312:05 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 612:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 75:30 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

8. Sat, Dec 812:56 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 118:20 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 126:28 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 1210:55 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Sat, Dec 151:46 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Sat, Dec 151:51 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

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

14. Thu, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

15. Fri, Dec 215:56 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Sat, Dec 2211:24 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Mon, Dec 2412:26 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Dec 291:52 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

19. Sat, Dec 292:01 PM

    New Moon

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

20. Sat, Dec 296:13 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Dec 303:08 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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