Lunar Calendar Month December 2020 (Caribbean Netherlands)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands during December 2020.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2020-12-07	20:36
new moon	2020-12-14	12:16
1st quarter	2020-12-21	19:41
full moon	2020-12-29	23:28

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during December 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2020-12-12	16:43	361,776 km
Apogee	2020-12-24	12:33	405,009 km

Eclipses in December 2020

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during December 2020. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Caribbean Netherlands.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2020-12-14	142

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2020.

Name	Peak Day
Phoenicids	2020-12-02
Puppid-Velids	2020-12-07
Monocerotids	2020-12-09
σ-Hydrids	2020-12-09
Geminids	2020-12-14
Comae Ber.	2020-12-16
Dec. L. Minorids	2020-12-20
Ursids	2020-12-22

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Beehive	2020-12-04 21:10
Venus	2020-12-12 16:40
Jupiter	2020-12-17 00:28
Saturn	2020-12-17 01:25

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of December 2020.

December 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 49	30 Monday	1Tuesday 99.5% illuminated Age: 15.5	2Wednesday 97.1% illuminated Age: 16.4	3Thursday 92.8% illuminated Age: 17.3	4Friday 86.6% illuminated Age: 18.3	5Saturday 78.9% illuminated Age: 19.3	6Sunday 69.7% illuminated Age: 20.2
Week 50	7Monday 59.4% illuminated Age: 21.3	8Tuesday 48.4% illuminated Age: 22.3	9Wednesday 37.3% illuminated Age: 23.4	10Thursday 26.5% illuminated Age: 24.4	11Friday 16.9% illuminated Age: 25.6	12Saturday 8.9% illuminated Age: 26.7	13Sunday 3.3% illuminated Age: 27.8
Week 51	14Monday 0.4% illuminated Age: 29	15Tuesday 0.3% illuminated Age: 0.5	16Wednesday 3% illuminated Age: 1.6	17Thursday 8.1% illuminated Age: 2.7	18Friday 15% illuminated Age: 3.7	19Saturday 23.3% illuminated Age: 4.7	20Sunday 32.4% illuminated Age: 5.7
Week 52	21Monday 42% illuminated Age: 6.6	22Tuesday 51.6% illuminated Age: 7.5	23Wednesday 61% illuminated Age: 8.4	24Thursday 70% illuminated Age: 9.3	25Friday 78.2% illuminated Age: 10.2	26Saturday 85.5% illuminated Age: 11.1	27Sunday 91.5% illuminated Age: 12
Week 53	28Monday 96.1% illuminated Age: 12.9	29Tuesday 99% illuminated Age: 13.8	30Wednesday 100% illuminated Age: 14.8	31Thursday 98.9% illuminated Age: 15.7	1 Friday	2 Saturday	3 Sunday
	4 Monday	5 Tuesday	6 Wednesday	7 Thursday	8 Friday	9 Saturday	10 Sunday
	11 Monday	12 Tuesday	13 Wednesday	14 Thursday	15 Friday	16 Saturday	17 Sunday