The last primary #MoonPhase in 2022 is the #FirstQuarterMoon on Dec. 30. At exactly 01:20 UTC, the #Moon will be 50% lit up. The best time to see it is in the afternoon and evening.
Why can you see it in the daytime?
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The #NewMoon on Dec. 23 at 10:16 UTC will be a #SuperNewMoon. This is an invisible #Moonphase, but the Moon will be much closer to Earth than usual—around 359,000 km (223,000 mi) away.
How does the #Moon affect us? Find out
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Happy #DecemberSolstice! Did you know that the #solstice is just an instant in time?
This year, it is at 21:48 UTC on Dec. 21.
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Happy almost #summer or #winter (depending on where you live)! At 21:48 UTC on Dec. 21, the Sun will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the #DecemberSolstice and the start of the summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
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On #December 16, at 08:56 UTC, the #Moon will be at Third Quarter and 50% illuminated. The best time to see the #ThirdQuarterMoon is in the morning—even when it's daylight!
Find out more about this Moon phase
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#Geminids #meteorshower peak on Dec 13-14 or Dec 14-15, depending on your location. Best time to see the #shootingstars from your location:
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📷 from our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map shows the #nightsky above New York on Dec 13 at 21:09 local time.
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On #December 8, at 04:08 UTC, the #FullMoon will be 100% lit up. This month's Full Moon is known as the #ColdMoon, the #LongNightMoon, and the #MoonBeforeYule.
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Ever heard about the alcoholic witch bringing presents in Italy? How about #Krampus, the #MountainGoatDemon?
Check out our list of 7 unique "ChristmasTraditions and surprise your family with some truly #FunFacts for the #holidays!
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#Mars puts on a show!
* Mars reaches #opposition—the point directly opposite the Sun in our sky—on Dec 8.
* The #Moon is also at opposition on Dec 8: it’s the Cold Full Moon.
* This means the #FullMoon and Mars are close in the sky.
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* The Moon and Mars will be so close that, in parts of North America (Dec 7 evening) and Europe (Dec 8 early morning), there will be a lunar #occultation of Mars...
* ...where the Moon passes directly in front of the red planet.
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In the #NorthernHemisphere, #December can feel like a month of endless #darkness.
Turns out, it's not just a feeling: We calculated that there's a moment on December 6 when the sky is dark for nearly 9 in 10 people worldwide.
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It’s #December 1! Events to look forward to in Dec:
🌕 #FrostMoon & bright #Mars on Dec 8
🌠 #Geminids (Dec 13-14/ Dec 14-15) & #Ursids (Dec 22-23) #meteorshower
🌑 #SuperNewMoon on Dec 23
☃️ 🍦 #Decembersolstice on Dec 21
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Look up for a #HalfMoon. On Nov. 30 at 14:36 UTC, the #Moon will be at #FirstQuarter and appear 50% illuminated. 🌓
The #FirstQuarterMoon rises around midday and sets around midnight.
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Lawmakers in #Greenland have decided to change the country's #timezone. In March 2023, the clocks will be set forward one hour permanently from UTC-3 to UTC-2.
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The #NewMoon on Nov. 23 at 22:57 UTC makes the skies nice and dark for some #Stargazing — #Mars is looking particularly red and fiery at the moment!
Use our Night Sky Map to identify stars and planets from your location: timeanddate.com/astronomy/nigh
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No more #leapseconds?
Last Friday, the CGPM—a body that decides standards for how things are measured—passed a resolution that could change the way we define civil time.
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Shooting star alert! The #Leonid #meteorshower peaks the night of Nov 17-18.
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Image from our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map shows the sky above New York City at 12:01 AM, local time on Nov 18
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On November 16, at 13:27 UTC, the #ThirdQuarterMoon will be 50% lit up. From the #NorthernHemisphere, the left side of the #Moon is illuminated. From the #SouthernHemisphere —as here from Argentina— it's the right side.
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And we are LIVE! Watch the #FullFrostMoon turn red. Head to the link below to watch live images of the #BloodMoon #totallunareclipse from several locations.
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In November: DST ends in most of the US on Nov 6. 2 days later, on Nov 8, there’s a #totallunareclipse. Watch it LIVE with us!
Also in the #nightsky: #Uranus shines bright & #Leonids peak Nov 17-18.
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Boo! It's #Halloween #trivia! Do you know the name of the ancient Celtic New Year festival that Halloween is based on?
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It's the #ThirdQuarterMoon! On October 17, at exactly 17:15 UTC, the Moon is at Third Quarter. This means there's only about one week until the #NewMoon eclipses the #Sun in a #Partial SolarEclipse on October 25.
🌗 Find out how to see it:
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Coming soon, #LIVE on timeanddate: a #solareclipse on October 25, followed by a #lunareclipse on November 7–8.
Here are 10 things you may not know about this forthcoming #eclipse season:
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Did you know that the first #coder was a woman? Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is said to have written the first #ComputerProgram in 1843!
Celebrate women in #STEM today:
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The #FullMoon on October 9 at 20:54 UTC is the last Full Moon before the #TotalLunarEclipse on November 7-8.
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The #Draconids peak in the night between Oct 8 & 9. Find out the best time to see the #meteorshower from your location:
timeanddate.com/astronomy/mete
Picture from our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map shows the position of the radiant in the sky above London at 6:22 BST on Oct 9.
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🌓 A reminder that today, October 1, is International Observe the Moon Night—a worldwide celebration of Earth’s closest companion.
🌓 And on October 3, at 00:14 UTC, we reach #firstquartermoon—the closest Quarter #Moon of 2022.
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⏰ Aussies, it's time to set your clocks forward one hour for #DaylightSavingTime (DST). Some states in Australia use DST; others don't.
Find out who springs forward on October 2, and when: timeanddate.com/news/time/aust
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Celebrate our nearest neighbor!
🌓 This Saturday, October 1, is International Observe the Moon Night.
🌓 On October 3—at 00:14 UTC—we reach #firstquartermoon.
🌓 According to our data, this is the closest Quarter #Moon of 2022.
timeanddate.com/news/astronomy
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#Jupiter at its closest to Earth!
The #planet is at #opposition today, and lies directly opposite the Sun in our sky.
Today’s distance to Jupiter is 591.3 million km (367.4 million miles)—its closest opposition since 1963.
timeanddate.com/astronomy/plan
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There is a #NewMoon on September 25 at 21:54 UTC, but we can't see it because it's up in the daytime sky. The New Moon rises and sets around the same time as the Sun, bringing it too close to the Sun's glare to be seen.
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⏰ Mexico is considering removing #DaylightSavingTime (#DST) permanently. A new Law on #TimeZones in the country is gaining support and will be voted on next week.
Read our news story:
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Happy #SeptemberEquinox! On Sep 23 at 01:03 UTC, the Sun will cross the celestial equator from north to south.
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