December 2189

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 44%
11. 2 33%
12. 3 23%
13. 4 14%
14. 5 7%
15. 6 2%
16. 7 New
17. 8 1%
18. 9 5%
19. 10 12%
20. 11 21%
21. 12 30%
22. 13 41%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 61%
25. 16 70%
26. 17 79%
27. 18 86%
28. 19 92%
29. 20 96%
30. 21 99%
31. 22 Full
32. 23 99%
33. 24 97%
34. 25 92%
35. 26 86%
36. 27 79%
37. 28 70%
38. 29 60%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 38%

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

Events in December 2189

1. Sat, Dec 510:22 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 58:30 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 58:44 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 612:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

6. Mon, Dec 73:08 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 119:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 1410:16 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, Dec 1411:03 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 165:32 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Thu, Dec 178:46 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 181:27 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

14. Mon, Dec 215:27 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Mon, Dec 216:01 PM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

16. Tue, Dec 222:31 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

17. Wed, Dec 3010:10 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.