December 1929

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 0%
9. 2 2%
10. 3 6%
11. 4 11%
12. 5 18%
13. 6 25%
14. 7 34%
15. 8 43%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 63%
18. 11 73%
19. 12 82%
20. 13 90%
21. 14 95%
22. 15 99%
23. 16 Full
24. 17 98%
25. 18 93%
26. 19 85%
27. 20 76%
28. 21 65%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 44%
31. 24 33%
32. 25 24%
33. 26 16%
34. 27 10%
35. 28 5%
36. 29 2%
37. 30 New
38. 31 1%

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

Events in December 1929

1. Sun, Dec 11:01 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 11:04 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 14:21 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 27:04 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Dec 32:36 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

6. Tue, Dec 35:49 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

7. Thu, Dec 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

8. Mon, Dec 94:42 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Dec 107:59 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 1411:10 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 157:44 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 166:38 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

13. Tue, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

14. Fri, Dec 2010:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Dec 222:52 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Sun, Dec 229:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Dec 2411:23 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

18. Sun, Dec 2910:22 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 302:13 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 305:06 AM

    Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

21. Mon, Dec 308:03 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, Dec 306:42 PM

    New Moon

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

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