December 1911

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 76%
14. 2 85%
15. 3 92%
16. 4 97%
17. 5 Full
18. 6 99%
19. 7 96%
20. 8 90%
21. 9 82%
22. 10 72%
23. 11 61%
24. 12 Last qtr
25. 13 40%
26. 14 30%
27. 15 21%
28. 16 14%
29. 17 8%
30. 18 3%
31. 19 1%
32. 20 New
33. 21 1%
34. 22 4%
35. 23 8%
36. 24 14%
37. 25 22%
38. 26 30%
39. 27 39%
40. 28 First qtr
41. 29 60%
42. 30 70%
43. 31 80%

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

Events in December 1911

1. Mon, Dec 412:41 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 410:36 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 59:52 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

4. Wed, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

5. Thu, Dec 72:22 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Tue, Dec 1212:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sat, Dec 167:27 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 186:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 2010:40 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Thu, Dec 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

11. Fri, Dec 225:53 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Fri, Dec 2211:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 2510:32 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Thu, Dec 281:47 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Dec 318:56 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

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