December 1926

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 13%
12. 2 7%
13. 3 3%
14. 4 0%
15. 5 New
16. 6 2%
17. 7 7%
18. 8 14%
19. 9 22%
20. 10 33%
21. 11 44%
22. 12 First qtr
23. 13 66%
24. 14 76%
25. 15 85%
26. 16 92%
27. 17 97%
28. 18 100%
29. 19 Full
30. 20 98%
31. 21 94%
32. 22 88%
33. 23 81%
34. 24 73%
35. 25 64%
36. 26 Last qtr
37. 27 45%
38. 28 36%
39. 29 27%
40. 30 19%
41. 31 11%

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

Events in December 1926

1. Fri, Dec 35:58 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Dec 36:23 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 42:50 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 51:12 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Sun, Dec 57:55 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 103:40 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 121:47 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Dec 12

   Perigee

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

9. Sun, Dec 1212:00 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 137:24 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Wed, Dec 1512:38 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 191:09 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Sun, Dec 191:19 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

14. Wed, Dec 229:33 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Thu, Dec 237:42 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Dec 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

17. Sun, Dec 2611:59 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Fri, Dec 315:51 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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