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🌔 | Moon Phase : Waning Gibbous at 80.9% |
| Age of moon : 19 days |
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 2020-12-05 | -0.9 | 02:07:41 | 16° | S | 02:07:41 | 16° | S | 02:09:12 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2020-12-06 | -0.4 | 01:21:33 | 13° | SSE | 01:21:33 | 13° | SSE | 01:22:02 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2020-12-08 | -0.3 | 01:21:56 | 12° | S | 01:21:56 | 12° | S | 01:22:37 | 10° | S | |
| 2020-12-09 | -0.2 | 00:35:31 | 11° | SSE | 00:35:31 | 11° | SSE | 00:35:40 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2020-12-10 | -0.4 | 04:38:22 | 10° | S | 04:39:56 | 13° | SSE | 04:41:30 | 10° | SE | |
| 2020-12-11 | -0.4 | 23:47:00 | 12° | SSW | 23:47:23 | 12° | SSW | 23:48:57 | 10° | S | |
| 2020-12-12 | -0.8 | 22:57:07 | 10° | WSW | 22:59:32 | 18° | SSW | 23:01:58 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2020-12-12 | -0.9 | 21:19:14 | 10° | NNW | 21:22:32 | 50° | NE | 21:25:52 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2020-12-12 | -0.9 | 04:38:52 | 10° | SSW | 04:41:51 | 27° | SE | 04:44:48 | 10° | E | |
| 2020-12-13 | -0.5 | 03:51:37 | 10° | SSW | 03:54:03 | 18° | SSE | 03:56:28 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2020-12-13 | -0.9 | 20:32:06 | 10° | N | 20:34:59 | 26° | NE | 20:37:55 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2020-12-13 | -0.9 | 22:08:47 | 10° | W | 22:11:44 | 27° | SW | 22:14:43 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2020-12-14 | -0.2 | 03:04:37 | 10° | S | 03:06:10 | 12° | SSE | 03:07:43 | 10° | SE | |
| 2020-12-14 | -0.9 | 04:40:01 | 10° | SW | 04:43:27 | 82° | SE | 04:46:51 | 10° | NE | |
| 2020-12-14 | -0.9 | 21:20:42 | 10° | WNW | 21:23:59 | 44° | SW | 21:27:18 | 10° | SE | |
Astronomical Calendar December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower
The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The morning of the 15th could also be nearly as active this year. The nearly new moon will ensure dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky. December 14 - New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 16:18 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere. December 14 - Total Solar Eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon completely blocks the Sun, revealing the Sun's beautiful outer atmosphere known as the corona. The path of totality will only be visible in parts of southern Chile and southern Argentina. A partial eclipse will be visible in most parts of southern South America, the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southern Atlantic Ocean. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information) (NASA Interactive Google Map)December 21 - December Solstice
The December solstice occurs at 10:02 UTC. The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere. December 21 - Rare Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. A conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will take place on December 21. This rare conjunction of these two planets is known as a great conjunction. The last great conjunction occurred in the year 2000. The two bright planets will appear only 7 arc minutes of each other in the night sky. They will be so close that they will appear to make a bright double planet. Look to the west just after sunset for this impressive and rare planetary pair. December 21, 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower. The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790. The shower runs annually from December 17-25. It peaks this year on the the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd. The first quarter moon should set just after midnight leaving dark skies for what could be a good show. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor, but can appear anywhere in the sky.December 30 - Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 03:30 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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29 05:19 ☀ 19:37 🌕 98% |
30 05:19 ☀ 19:38 🌕 100% |
1 05:19 ☀ 19:39 🌕 100% |
2 05:19 ☀ 19:40 🌕 98% |
3 05:19 ☀ 19:41 🌔 94% |
4 05:19 ☀ 19:42 🌔 88% |
5 05:19 ☀ 19:42 🌔 81% |
6 05:19 ☀ 19:43 🌔 72% |
7 05:19 ☀ 19:44 🌓 62% |
8 05:19 ☀ 19:45 🌓 51% |
9 05:19 ☀ 19:46 🌓 40% |
10 05:19 ☀ 19:46 🌒 29% |
11 05:19 ☀ 19:47 🌒 19% |
12 05:20 ☀ 19:48 🌒 11% |
13 05:20 ☀ 19:48 🌒 4% |
14 05:20 ☀ 19:49 🌑 1% |
15 05:21 ☀ 19:50 🌑 0% |
16 Day of Reconciliation 05:21 ☀ 19:50 🌑 2% |
17 05:21 ☀ 19:51 🌘 7% |
18 05:22 ☀ 19:52 🌘 13% |
19 05:22 ☀ 19:52 🌘 21% |
20 05:23 ☀ 19:53 🌘 30% |
21 05:23 ☀ 19:53 🌗 40% |
22 05:24 ☀ 19:54 🌗 49% |
23 05:24 ☀ 19:54 🌗 59% |
24 05:25 ☀ 19:55 🌗 68% |
25 Christmas Day 05:25 ☀ 19:55 🌖 76% |
26 05:26 ☀ 19:55 🌖 84% |
27 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌖 90% |
28 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌖 95% |
29 05:28 ☀ 19:56 🌕 98% |
30 05:29 ☀ 19:56 🌕 100% |
31 New Years Eve 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌕 99% |
1 New Year's Day 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌕 97% |
2 05:31 ☀ 19:57 🌔 92% |
3 05:32 ☀ 19:57 🌔 85% |
4 05:33 ☀ 19:57 🌔 76% |
5 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌓 67% |
6 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌓 56% |
7 05:35 ☀ 19:57 🌓 44% |
8 05:36 ☀ 19:57 🌓 33% |
9 05:37 ☀ 19:57 🌒 23% |
