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.
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.
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.
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.
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 distance south of the
celestial equator as seen from Earth.
December 22, 2025
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
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.
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.
