December 1918

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 4%
9. 2 1%
10. 3 New
11. 4 1%
12. 5 4%
13. 6 9%
14. 7 16%
15. 8 25%
16. 9 35%
17. 10 First qtr
18. 11 57%
19. 12 68%
20. 13 78%
21. 14 87%
22. 15 94%
23. 16 98%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 99%
26. 19 95%
27. 20 90%
28. 21 82%
29. 22 74%
30. 23 65%
31. 24 55%
32. 25 Last qtr
33. 26 37%
34. 27 28%
35. 28 20%
36. 29 13%
37. 30 7%
38. 31 3%

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

Events in December 1918

1. Tue, Dec 310:19 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Tue, Dec 310:21 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

3. Tue, Dec 33:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 55:00 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 612:11 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 109:31 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sun, Dec 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.

8. Mon, Dec 163:41 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 172:05 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

10. Tue, Dec 172:17 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

11. Wed, Dec 1810:43 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Wed, Dec 188:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Dec 206:26 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Dec 2210:41 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Wed, Dec 251:30 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Thu, Dec 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

17. Tue, Dec 318:17 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

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