December 1906

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 99%
15. 2 97%
16. 3 93%
17. 4 88%
18. 5 81%
19. 6 73%
20. 7 64%
21. 8 Last qtr
22. 9 43%
23. 10 33%
24. 11 23%
25. 12 14%
26. 13 7%
27. 14 2%
28. 15 New
29. 16 1%
30. 17 6%
31. 18 12%
32. 19 21%
33. 20 30%
34. 21 41%
35. 22 First qtr
36. 23 61%
37. 24 70%
38. 25 79%
39. 26 86%
40. 27 92%
41. 28 96%
42. 29 99%
43. 30 Full
44. 31 99%

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

Events in December 1906

1. Sat, Dec 1

   Apogee

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

2. Mon, Dec 39:33 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Dec 39:52 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 33:25 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 88:45 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Tue, Dec 117:56 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 132:04 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 142:21 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 142:33 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 143:05 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

12. Sat, Dec 151:54 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sun, Dec 161:16 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Dec 1811:46 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

15. Thu, Dec 208:45 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 2210:04 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Sat, Dec 2212:53 PM

    December solstice

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

18. Fri, Dec 2810:10 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

19. Fri, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

20. Sun, Dec 308:47 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Dec 309:03 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

22. Sun, Dec 301:44 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

23. Sun, Dec 308:03 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

24. Sun, Dec 3011:40 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

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