The Moon was at its closest to Earth as it has been over the past 15 years on December 12th, 2008, giving those in the northern hemisphere a spectacular lunar treat. Because the Moon's orbit around the Earth is elliptical its distance from us change… more »

Moon Phases December 2008 New Moon: 27th December First Quarter: 5th December Full Moon: 12th December Last Quarter: 19th December The Winter solstice, also known as midwinter, is on 21st December in the northern hemisphere whereby we experien… more »