Lunar Calendar Month December 2028 (Finland)

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 Helsinki, Finland during December 2028.

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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
full moon	2028-12-02	03:40
3rd quarter	2028-12-09	07:39
new moon	2028-12-16	04:06
1st quarter	2028-12-23	23:45
full moon	2028-12-31	18:48

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during December 2028.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2028-12-11	14:45	369,055 km
Apogee	2028-12-23	23:01	404,408 km

Eclipses in December 2028

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during December 2028. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Finland.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
lunar eclipse	2028-12-31	125

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
Pleiades	2028-12-01 07:45
Beehive	2028-12-06 11:41
Venus	2028-12-14 09:33
Pleiades	2028-12-28 16:35

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of December 2028.

December 2028
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 48	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	1Friday 98.6% illuminated Age: 13.6	2Saturday 100% illuminated Age: 14.6	3Sunday 99.3% illuminated Age: 15.6
Week 49	4Monday 96.3% illuminated Age: 16.6	5Tuesday 91.2% illuminated Age: 17.6	6Wednesday 84% illuminated Age: 18.6	7Thursday 75% illuminated Age: 19.7	8Friday 64.7% illuminated Age: 20.7	9Saturday 53.6% illuminated Age: 21.8	10Sunday 42.2% illuminated Age: 22.9
Week 50	11Monday 31.2% illuminated Age: 24	12Tuesday 21.1% illuminated Age: 25.1	13Wednesday 12.5% illuminated Age: 26.1	14Thursday 5.9% illuminated Age: 27.2	15Friday 1.7% illuminated Age: 28.3	16Saturday 0% illuminated Age: 29.3	17Sunday 0.8% illuminated Age: 0.9
Week 51	18Monday 3.8% illuminated Age: 1.9	19Tuesday 8.8% illuminated Age: 2.8	20Wednesday 15.3% illuminated Age: 3.8	21Thursday 23.1% illuminated Age: 4.7	22Friday 31.6% illuminated Age: 5.6	23Saturday 40.7% illuminated Age: 6.5	24Sunday 50.1% illuminated Age: 7.4
Week 52	25Monday 59.5% illuminated Age: 8.3	26Tuesday 68.6% illuminated Age: 9.2	27Wednesday 77.2% illuminated Age: 10.1	28Thursday 84.9% illuminated Age: 11	29Friday 91.3% illuminated Age: 12	30Saturday 96.3% illuminated Age: 12.9	31Sunday 99.2% illuminated Age: 13.9
	1 Monday	2 Tuesday	3 Wednesday	4 Thursday	5 Friday	6 Saturday	7 Sunday
	8 Monday	9 Tuesday	10 Wednesday	11 Thursday	12 Friday	13 Saturday	14 Sunday