December 1902

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 3%
10. 2 6%
11. 3 12%
12. 4 18%
13. 5 26%
14. 6 35%
15. 7 45%
16. 8 First qtr
17. 9 65%
18. 10 75%
19. 11 84%
20. 12 91%
21. 13 97%
22. 14 Full
23. 15 99%
24. 16 96%
25. 17 90%
26. 18 82%
27. 19 72%
28. 20 62%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 41%
31. 23 31%
32. 24 23%
33. 25 15%
34. 26 9%
35. 27 4%
36. 28 1%
37. 29 New
38. 30 1%
39. 31 3%

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

Events in December 1902

1. Mon, Dec 112:43 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Mon, Dec 81:27 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Thu, Dec 112:18 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 127:03 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sat, Dec 1311:58 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Dec 132:27 PM

   Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 144:40 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

9. Sun, Dec 1410:47 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

10. Mon, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

11. Mon, Dec 152:56 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 213:00 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sun, Dec 216:15 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Dec 226:41 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Dec 221:35 PM

    December solstice

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

16. Wed, Dec 247:54 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

17. Sun, Dec 2810:14 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.

19. Mon, Dec 294:25 PM

    New Moon

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

20. Tue, Dec 303:44 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

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