Moon calendar
December 1920
- 1 61%
- 2 Last qtr
- 3 39%
- 4 29%
- 5 20%
- 6 13%
- 7 7%
- 8 3%
- 9 1%
- 10 New
- 11 2%
- 12 5%
- 13 10%
- 14 16%
- 15 23%
- 16 32%
- 17 41%
- 18 First qtr
- 19 61%
- 20 71%
- 21 81%
- 22 89%
- 23 95%
- 24 99%
- 25 Full
- 26 98%
- 27 93%
- 28 85%
- 29 76%
- 30 66%
- 31 Last qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 1920
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11:29 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:00 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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8:14 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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10:32 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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5:04 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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9:40 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:17 PM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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7:38 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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9:34 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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4:12 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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11:35 PM
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.