December 1936

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 88%
11. 2 80%
12. 3 70%
13. 4 61%
14. 5 Last qtr
15. 6 41%
16. 7 32%
17. 8 23%
18. 9 16%
19. 10 10%
20. 11 5%
21. 12 2%
22. 13 New
23. 14 1%
24. 15 3%
25. 16 7%
26. 17 14%
27. 18 22%
28. 19 31%
29. 20 42%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 64%
32. 23 75%
33. 24 84%
34. 25 92%
35. 26 97%
36. 27 Full
37. 28 100%
38. 29 97%
39. 30 92%
40. 31 85%

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

Events in December 1936

1. Sat, Dec 51:20 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Dec 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

3. Fri, Dec 1110:03 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 136:25 PM

   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 136:27 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

6. Mon, Dec 143:54 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 144:53 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 151:16 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 216:30 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Dec 217:26 PM

    December solstice

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

11. Wed, Dec 237:42 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.

13. Sun, Dec 2711:20 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

14. Sun, Dec 2710:48 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

15. Sun, Dec 2711:00 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

16. Tue, Dec 299:00 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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