December 2198

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 12%
15. 2 21%
16. 3 31%
17. 4 42%
18. 5 First qtr
19. 6 62%
20. 7 72%
21. 8 80%
22. 9 87%
23. 10 93%
24. 11 97%
25. 12 99%
26. 13 Full
27. 14 99%
28. 15 96%
29. 16 91%
30. 17 85%
31. 18 78%
32. 19 69%
33. 20 59%
34. 21 Last qtr
35. 22 38%
36. 23 27%
37. 24 18%
38. 25 9%
39. 26 4%
40. 27 0%
41. 28 New
42. 29 3%
43. 30 9%
44. 31 17%

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

Events in December 2198

1. Wed, Dec 57:04 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sat, Dec 84:30 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 1210:08 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Dec 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

5. Thu, Dec 138:41 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

6. Thu, Dec 1311:28 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 143:58 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

8. Sun, Dec 1612:54 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 218:13 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, Dec 219:48 AM

    December solstice

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

11. Tue, Dec 251:19 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

12. Thu, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

13. Thu, Dec 277:06 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Dec 2711:36 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 2812:55 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Sun, Dec 302:58 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

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