December 1919

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 61%
10. 2 71%
11. 3 81%
12. 4 89%
13. 5 96%
14. 6 99%
15. 7 Full
16. 8 97%
17. 9 92%
18. 10 85%
19. 11 76%
20. 12 66%
21. 13 56%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 36%
24. 16 27%
25. 17 19%
26. 18 12%
27. 19 7%
28. 20 3%
29. 21 1%
30. 22 New
31. 23 2%
32. 24 5%
33. 25 10%
34. 26 17%
35. 27 25%
36. 28 34%
37. 29 45%
38. 30 First qtr
39. 31 66%

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

Events in December 1919

1. Tue, Dec 26:12 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

2. Sat, Dec 6

   Perigee

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

3. Sun, Dec 75:03 AM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

4. Thu, Dec 119:05 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 141:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, Dec 181:39 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 19

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

8. Sat, Dec 206:00 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 2110:55 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Mon, Dec 225:55 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Mon, Dec 224:27 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Tue, Dec 3012:25 AM

    First Quarter

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

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