December 1913

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 15%
10. 2 23%
11. 3 32%
12. 4 41%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 60%
15. 7 69%
16. 8 78%
17. 9 85%
18. 10 91%
19. 11 96%
20. 12 99%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 98%
23. 15 95%
24. 16 89%
25. 17 81%
26. 18 72%
27. 19 61%
28. 20 Last qtr
29. 21 38%
30. 22 28%
31. 23 18%
32. 24 10%
33. 25 5%
34. 26 1%
35. 27 New
36. 28 1%
37. 29 5%
38. 30 10%
39. 31 17%

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

Events in December 1913

1. Mon, Dec 112:08 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 26:27 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 27:16 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Dec 59:58 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Sat, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

6. Sun, Dec 73:49 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

7. Wed, Dec 108:42 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Sat, Dec 1310:00 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

9. Mon, Dec 155:12 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 156:27 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 163:07 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Dec 2011:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sun, Dec 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.

14. Mon, Dec 225:35 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Fri, Dec 267:07 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 279:59 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Sun, Dec 288:47 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 296:06 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

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