December 1904

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 34%
13. 2 24%
14. 3 15%
15. 4 8%
16. 5 3%
17. 6 New
18. 7 1%
19. 8 3%
20. 9 8%
21. 10 14%
22. 11 21%
23. 12 30%
24. 13 39%
25. 14 First qtr
26. 15 58%
27. 16 67%
28. 17 75%
29. 18 83%
30. 19 90%
31. 20 95%
32. 21 99%
33. 22 Full
34. 23 99%
35. 24 95%
36. 25 89%
37. 26 81%
38. 27 72%
39. 28 61%
40. 29 Last qtr
41. 30 38%
42. 31 28%

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

Events in December 1904

1. Fri, Dec 24:24 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,500 km.

3. Sat, Dec 34:25 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 610:46 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Thu, Dec 89:37 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 115:04 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 143:51 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Wed, Dec 145:07 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Wed, Dec 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

10. Sat, Dec 171:11 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Dec 221:13 AM

    December solstice

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

12. Thu, Dec 223:48 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

13. Thu, Dec 221:01 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

14. Fri, Dec 2312:17 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.

16. Wed, Dec 289:09 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 284:46 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

18. Thu, Dec 2910:46 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Fri, Dec 3012:42 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Dec 3110:38 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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