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🌖 | Moon Phase : Waxing Gibbous at 81.8% |
| Age of moon : 10.6 days |
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 2019-12-08 | -0.5 | 01:28:20 | 14° | SSE | 01:28:20 | 14° | SSE | 01:29:02 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2019-12-10 | -0.4 | 01:26:58 | 11° | SSW | 01:26:58 | 11° | SSW | 01:27:40 | 10° | S | |
| 2019-12-11 | -0.2 | 00:39:40 | 11° | S | 00:39:40 | 11° | S | 00:39:59 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2019-12-12 | -0.5 | 04:41:37 | 10° | S | 04:43:18 | 13° | SSE | 04:44:58 | 10° | SE | |
| 2019-12-13 | -0.4 | 23:48:24 | 12° | SW | 23:49:06 | 12° | SSW | 23:50:35 | 10° | S | |
| 2019-12-14 | -0.9 | 04:40:23 | 10° | SSW | 04:43:22 | 27° | SE | 04:46:19 | 10° | E | |
| 2019-12-14 | -0.9 | 21:20:04 | 10° | NNW | 21:23:23 | 52° | NE | 21:26:45 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2019-12-14 | -0.8 | 22:57:56 | 10° | WSW | 23:00:21 | 18° | SSW | 23:02:46 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2019-12-15 | -0.9 | 22:08:41 | 10° | W | 22:11:39 | 27° | SW | 22:14:38 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2019-12-15 | -0.9 | 20:32:03 | 10° | N | 20:34:58 | 26° | NE | 20:37:54 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2019-12-15 | -0.6 | 03:52:15 | 10° | SSW | 03:54:41 | 18° | SSE | 03:57:05 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2019-12-16 | -0.2 | 03:04:24 | 10° | S | 03:05:55 | 12° | SSE | 03:07:25 | 10° | SE | |
| 2019-12-16 | -0.9 | 04:39:42 | 10° | SW | 04:43:08 | 81° | SE | 04:46:31 | 10° | NE | |
| 2019-12-16 | -0.9 | 21:19:43 | 10° | WNW | 21:23:02 | 45° | SW | 21:26:21 | 10° | SE | |
| 2019-12-17 | -0.9 | 03:51:17 | 10° | SW | 03:54:34 | 42° | SE | 03:57:48 | 10° | ENE | |
| 2019-12-17 | -0.9 | 20:31:02 | 10° | NW | 20:34:27 | 87° | SW | 20:37:54 | 10° | SE | |
| 2019-12-17 | -0.2 | 22:09:58 | 10° | SW | 22:11:38 | 13° | SSW | 22:13:18 | 10° | S | |
Astronomical Calendar December 12 - 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 05:14 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.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. Unfortunately the nearly full moon will block out many of the meteors this year, but the Geminids are so bright and numerous that it could still be a good 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 22 - December Solstice
The December solstice occurs at 04:19 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, 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 waning crescent moon should not interfere too much this year. Skies should still be dark enough 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 26 - 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 05:15 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 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened Moon. The Sun's corona is not visible during an annular eclipse. The path of of the eclipse will begin in Saudi Arabia and move east through southern India, northern Sri Lanka, parts of the Indian Ocean, and Indonesia before ending in the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of Asia and northern Australia. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information) (NASA Interactive Google Map)
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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24 05:21 ☀ 19:32 🌒 10% |
25 05:21 ☀ 19:33 🌒 4% |
26 05:20 ☀ 19:34 🌑 1% |
27 05:20 ☀ 19:35 🌑 0% |
28 05:20 ☀ 19:36 🌑 2% |
29 05:20 ☀ 19:36 🌘 6% |
30 05:19 ☀ 19:37 🌘 12% |
1 05:19 ☀ 19:38 🌘 20% |
2 05:19 ☀ 19:39 🌘 28% |
3 05:19 ☀ 19:40 🌗 37% |
4 05:19 ☀ 19:41 🌗 46% |
5 05:19 ☀ 19:42 🌗 56% |
6 05:19 ☀ 19:43 🌗 65% |
7 05:19 ☀ 19:43 🌖 74% |
8 05:19 ☀ 19:44 🌖 82% |
9 05:19 ☀ 19:45 🌖 89% |
10 05:19 ☀ 19:46 🌖 94% |
11 05:19 ☀ 19:47 🌕 98% |
12 05:20 ☀ 19:47 🌕 100% |
13 05:20 ☀ 19:48 🌕 99% |
14 05:20 ☀ 19:49 🌕 97% |
15 05:20 ☀ 19:49 🌔 91% |
16 Day of Reconciliation 05:21 ☀ 19:50 🌔 84% |
17 05:21 ☀ 19:51 🌔 75% |
18 05:21 ☀ 19:51 🌓 65% |
19 05:22 ☀ 19:52 🌓 53% |
20 05:22 ☀ 19:52 🌓 42% |
21 05:23 ☀ 19:53 🌓 31% |
22 05:23 ☀ 19:53 🌒 21% |
23 05:24 ☀ 19:54 🌒 13% |
24 05:24 ☀ 19:54 🌒 6% |
25 Christmas Day 05:25 ☀ 19:55 🌑 2% |
26 05:26 ☀ 19:55 🌑 0% |
27 05:26 ☀ 19:55 🌑 1% |
28 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌑 3% |
29 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌘 8% |
30 05:28 ☀ 19:56 🌘 14% |
31 New Years Eve 05:29 ☀ 19:56 🌘 21% |
1 New Year's Day 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌘 29% |
2 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌗 38% |
3 05:31 ☀ 19:57 🌗 47% |
4 05:32 ☀ 19:57 🌗 57% |
