December 1909

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 78%
12. 2 69%
13. 3 59%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 40%
16. 6 31%
17. 7 23%
18. 8 15%
19. 9 9%
20. 10 4%
21. 11 1%
22. 12 New
23. 13 1%
24. 14 4%
25. 15 9%
26. 16 16%
27. 17 25%
28. 18 35%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 57%
31. 21 68%
32. 22 78%
33. 23 87%
34. 24 94%
35. 25 98%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 99%
38. 28 96%
39. 29 91%
40. 30 84%
41. 31 76%

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

Events in December 1909

1. Thu, Dec 212:36 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

2. Fri, Dec 31:28 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Sat, Dec 411:13 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Mon, Dec 68:28 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

6. Sun, Dec 122:44 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Sun, Dec 122:59 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Dec 132:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 149:39 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 1611:39 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 199:18 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Mon, Dec 2010:20 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 211:48 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, Dec 215:05 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 226:20 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Thu, Dec 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

17. Sun, Dec 264:30 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

18. Mon, Dec 274:28 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Dec 287:01 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 291:50 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

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