December 2188

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 95%
10. 2 98%
11. 3 Full
12. 4 100%
13. 5 97%
14. 6 93%
15. 7 87%
16. 8 79%
17. 9 70%
18. 10 59%
19. 11 Last qtr
20. 12 37%
21. 13 26%
22. 14 16%
23. 15 9%
24. 16 3%
25. 17 0%
26. 18 New
27. 19 3%
28. 20 8%
29. 21 15%
30. 22 23%
31. 23 32%
32. 24 41%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 60%
35. 27 69%
36. 28 78%
37. 29 85%
38. 30 91%
39. 31 96%

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

Events in December 2188

1. Mon, Dec 11:59 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Dec 37:08 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

3. Wed, Dec 37:10 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Thu, Dec 117:36 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sat, Dec 132:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Dec 1310:15 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sun, Dec 147:41 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

9. Wed, Dec 174:03 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 179:47 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 1710:27 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 1711:49 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

13. Thu, Dec 1812:05 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Thu, Dec 187:21 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 2011:37 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Wed, Dec 248:19 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 2410:26 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 2512:55 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Dec 259:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Sat, Dec 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

21. Sun, Dec 288:05 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

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