Moon calendar

December 1915

  1. 1 32%
  2. 2 22%
  3. 3 13%
  4. 4 6%
  5. 5 2%
  6. 6 New
  7. 7 2%
  8. 8 6%
  9. 9 13%
  10. 10 21%
  11. 11 31%
  12. 12 42%
  13. 13 First qtr
  14. 14 63%
  15. 15 72%
  16. 16 80%
  17. 17 87%
  18. 18 93%
  19. 19 97%
  20. 20 99%
  21. 21 Full
  22. 22 99%
  23. 23 96%
  24. 24 91%
  25. 25 85%
  26. 26 77%
  27. 27 69%
  28. 28 59%
  29. 29 Last qtr
  30. 30 38%
  31. 31 27%

Events in December 1915

  1. 4:06 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

  2. 1:03 PM

    New Moon

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

  3. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

  4. 1:44 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

  5. 12:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

  6. 5:53 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

  7. 6:38 AM

    First Quarter

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

  8. 7:18 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

  9. Apogee

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

  10. 7:52 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

  11. 3:15 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

  12. 5:15 PM

    December solstice

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

  13. 3:31 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

  14. 7:59 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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

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