December 1, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 2, 2024
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today. Birthday of the world famous astronomer.
December 3, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 4, 2025
The Moon is Full at 23:14 U.T. today. The Full Moon of December is called the ‘Shopping Moon’ in modern folklore.
December 5, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 6, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 7, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. Jupiter will be 3.7° south of the Moon at 15:48 U.T. Also today, Mercury will be at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
December 8, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 9, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 10, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. At 6:32 U.T. today, the Bright star in Leo will be 0.8° south of the Moon.
December 15, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 17, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. The Moon is at apogee in its orbit today at 6:09 U.T. It will be at the maximum distance of 406324 kilometers.
December 18, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 19, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 20, 2025
The Moon is New at 1:43 U.T. today.
December 21, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. The winter solstice occurs this year at 15:03 U.T. At that time, the Sun will be at its farthest angular distance south of the celestial equator as seen from Earth.
December 22, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 23, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. 1672: Giovanni Cassini discovers Saturn's moon Rhea
December 24, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 25, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. Isaac Newton born this day in 1642. Or was he?
December 26, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 27, 2025
The Moon is at first quarter phase at 19:10 U.T. today. Saturn will be four degrees away. 1571: Johannes Kepler born, Kepler used Tycho’s extensive records of Mars's positions to formulate the three laws of planetary motion still in widespread use today.
December 28, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 29, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 30, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today. 1930: Robert Goddard launches rocket to 600 meters altitude, first liquid fuel rocket to reach higher than 100 meters.
December 31, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today. Birthday of Robert G. Aitken, (1864) American observer who discovered and catalogued more than 3100 binary star systems. Also the birthday of George Ritchey, who created innovative new telescope designs.
December 1, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 2, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 3, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 4, 2025
The Moon is Full at 23:14 U.T. today. The Full Moon of December is called the ‘Shopping Moon’ in modern folklore.
December 5, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 6, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 7, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. Jupiter will be 3.7° south of the Moon at 15:48 U.T. Also today, Mercury will be at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
December 8, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 9, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
December 10, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. At 6:32 U.T. today, the Bright star in Leo will be 0.8° south of the Moon.
December 11, 2025
The Moon is at third quarter phase at 20:52 U.T. today.
December 12, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Fifty-three years ago today, Apollo 17, the last manned landing on the Moon, took place. Crew: Eugene A. Cernan, Harrison H. Schmitt, and Ronald B. Evans.
December 13, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Geminid meteor shower this evening. The Geminid shower is one of the best showers of the year. The Moon will be a thin crescent in the morning sky this year, affording us a great view; weather permitting!
December 14, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. The Geminid meteor shower should peak in the early morning hours today. This is a great display which few people manage to see because it’s so darn cold outside.
December 15, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 16, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. 1857: Edward Emerson (E.E.) Barnard born, American observational astronomer with many discoveries to his credit.
December 17, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. The Moon is at apogee in its orbit today at 6:09 U.T. It will be at the maximum distance of 406324 kilometers.
December 18, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 19, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
December 20, 2025
The Moon is New at 1:43 U.T. today.
December 21, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. The winter solstice occurs this year at 15:03 U.T. At that time, the Sun will be at its farthest angular distance south of the celestial equator as seen from Earth.
December 22, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 23, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. 1672: Giovanni Cassini discovers Saturn's moon Rhea
December 24, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 25, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. Isaac Newton born this day in 1642. Or was he?
December 26, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
December 27, 2025
The Moon is at first quarter phase at 19:10 U.T. today. Saturn will be four degrees away. 1571: Johannes Kepler born, Kepler used Tycho’s extensive records of Mars's positions to formulate the three laws of planetary motion still in widespread use today.
December 28, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 29, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
December 30, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today. 1930: Robert Goddard launches rocket to 600 meters altitude, first liquid fuel rocket to reach higher than 100 meters.
December 31, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today. 1930: Robert Goddard launches rocket to 600 meters altitude, first liquid fuel rocket to reach higher than 100 meters.
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