December 1931

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 61%
11. 2 Last qtr
12. 3 39%
13. 4 28%
14. 5 18%
15. 6 10%
16. 7 4%
17. 8 1%
18. 9 New
19. 10 2%
20. 11 7%
21. 12 13%
22. 13 21%
23. 14 29%
24. 15 38%
25. 16 First qtr
26. 17 57%
27. 18 66%
28. 19 75%
29. 20 83%
30. 21 89%
31. 22 95%
32. 23 98%
33. 24 Full
34. 25 99%
35. 26 96%
36. 27 91%
37. 28 84%
38. 29 75%
39. 30 65%
40. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in December 1931

1. Tue, Dec 16:10 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Dec 29:06 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Dec 211:51 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Dec 210:34 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

5. Sun, Dec 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.

6. Wed, Dec 95:16 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Dec 104:39 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 1012:07 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 103:08 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 105:40 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Dec 1112:47 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 115:50 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Dec 1612:30 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 165:43 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Fri, Dec 18

    Apogee

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

16. Fri, Dec 181:17 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 1911:00 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 214:13 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

19. Tue, Dec 222:29 PM

    December solstice

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

20. Thu, Dec 246:24 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

21. Mon, Dec 2810:53 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Dec 292:18 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Dec 318:23 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.