December 1937

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 1%
12. 2 New
13. 3 1%
14. 4 3%
15. 5 7%
16. 6 12%
17. 7 19%
18. 8 27%
19. 9 37%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 57%
22. 12 68%
23. 13 78%
24. 14 86%
25. 15 94%
26. 16 98%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 99%
29. 19 94%
30. 20 88%
31. 21 79%
32. 22 70%
33. 23 59%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 39%
36. 26 30%
37. 27 21%
38. 28 14%
39. 29 8%
40. 30 4%
41. 31 1%

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

Events in December 1937

1. Wed, Dec 17:48 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 26:05 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.

3. Thu, Dec 26:11 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Fri, Dec 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

5. Sat, Dec 412:09 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 65:05 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 108:13 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Dec 1211:06 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Tue, Dec 141:44 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

11. Fri, Dec 171:52 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

12. Wed, Dec 221:21 AM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 249:20 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, Dec 299:45 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Thu, Dec 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

16. Fri, Dec 317:55 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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