December 1900

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 72%
15. 2 82%
16. 3 90%
17. 4 96%
18. 5 99%
19. 6 Full
20. 7 98%
21. 8 94%
22. 9 87%
23. 10 80%
24. 11 71%
25. 12 62%
26. 13 Last qtr
27. 14 43%
28. 15 34%
29. 16 25%
30. 17 17%
31. 18 11%
32. 19 5%
33. 20 2%
34. 21 New
35. 22 1%
36. 23 3%
37. 24 8%
38. 25 16%
39. 26 25%
40. 27 35%
41. 28 First qtr
42. 29 57%
43. 30 68%
44. 31 78%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 1900

1. Mon, Dec 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.

2. Wed, Dec 51:51 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

3. Thu, Dec 65:26 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

4. Thu, Dec 65:38 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

5. Fri, Dec 75:57 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 710:08 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Thu, Dec 135:42 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

8. Fri, Dec 144:21 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

9. Sat, Dec 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

10. Wed, Dec 191:07 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 1910:52 PM

    Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

12. Thu, Dec 207:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Dec 201:02 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Dec 201:13 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 217:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 217:01 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

17. Sat, Dec 221:41 AM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

18. Sat, Dec 227:36 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Dec 2211:04 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 288:48 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

21. Sat, Dec 298:13 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

22. Sun, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

23. Sun, Dec 3011:05 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.