Constellations in December

The following 52 constellations are visible in the month of December at a geographical latitude of +46.8°. Their centre reaches at least 5° above the horizon during the night (between the end and beginning of astronomical twilight). → Settings

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFMAMJJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Aquarius (Aqr)Water BearerJF...JJASOND29 August+3.3°-24.9°7
Aquila (Aql)EagleJ.MAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°21
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA..JASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAMJJASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°19
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASOND3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolJF.......OND4 December-27.0°-48.7°1
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeJFMAMJJASOND22 December+86.1°+52.7°12
Cancer (Cnc)CrabJFMAMJ..SOND28 January+33.1°+6.5°5
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJASOND9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Canis Maior (CMa)Great DogJFMA.....OND3 January-11.0°-33.3°8
Canis Minor (CMi)Lesser DogJFMAM...SOND13 January+13.2°-0.4°3
Capricornus (Cap)Sea GoatJ....JJASOND5 August-8.4°-27.6°1
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFMAMJJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°43
Cepheus (Cep)KingJFMAMJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°34
Cetus (Cet)Sea MonsterJFM...JASOND19 October+10.5°-24.9°12
Columba (Col)DoveJFM......OND20 December-27.1°-43.1°1
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJASOND1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASOND22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJ.....D11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJFMAMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°43
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJF.AMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Draco (Dra)DragonJFMAMJJASOND18 June+86.5°+47.5°8
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJF.AMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Eridanus (Eri)RiverJFM.....SOND25 November+0.4°-57.9°2
Fornax (For)FurnaceJF......SOND8 November-23.8°-39.5°4
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAM...SOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°12
Hercules (Her)HerculesJFMAMJJASOND12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Hydra (Hya)Female Water SnakeJFMAM.....ND22 February+6.6°-35.7°11
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJFMAMJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo (Leo)LionJFMAMJJ..OND28 February+33.0°-6.7°17
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJASOND22 February+41.4°+22.8°6
Lepus (Lep)HareJFMA....SOND16 December-10.8°-27.3°4
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJJASOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°11
Lyra (Lyr)LyreJFMAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Monoceros (Mon)UnicornJFMAM...SOND3 January+11.9°-11.4°19
Orion (Ori)HunterJFMA....SOND16 December+22.9°-11.0°26
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJFM.MJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMAMJJASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°21
Pisces (Psc)FishesJFM..JJASOND6 October+33.7°-6.3°7
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJ.....JASOND25 August-24.8°-36.5°
Puppis (Pup)SternJFMA......ND14 January-11.3°-51.1°10
Pyxis (Pyx)CompassJFMAM.....ND1 February-17.4°-37.3°3
Sagitta (Sge)ArrowJ.MAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorJ......ASOND2 October-24.8°-39.4°5
Scutum (Sct)Shield..MAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Sextans (Sex)SextantJFMAMJ....ND20 February+6.4°-11.7°5
Taurus (Tau)BullJFMA...ASOND30 November+31.1°-1.3°13
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFMA.JJASOND27 October+37.3°+25.6°7
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearJFMAMJJASOND28 February+73.1°+28.3°26
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASOND11 May+90.0°+65.4°
Vulpecula (Vul)FoxJFMAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°17

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.