December 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 74%
14. 2 63%
15. 3 Last qtr
16. 4 41%
17. 5 30%
18. 6 20%
19. 7 12%
20. 8 6%
21. 9 2%
22. 10 New
23. 11 1%
24. 12 4%
25. 13 8%
26. 14 15%
27. 15 22%
28. 16 30%
29. 17 39%
30. 18 First qtr
31. 19 58%
32. 20 67%
33. 21 76%
34. 22 84%
35. 23 91%
36. 24 96%
37. 25 99%
38. 26 Full
39. 27 98%
40. 28 93%
41. 29 86%
42. 30 77%
43. 31 67%

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

Events in December 1939

1. Sun, Dec 3

   Perigee

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

2. Sun, Dec 33:40 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Dec 44:27 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Dec 94:42 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 104:46 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Sat, Dec 166:16 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

7. Sun, Dec 17

   Apogee

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

8. Mon, Dec 181:08 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 184:04 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Dec 1811:47 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Dec 2112:45 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 221:05 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 2210:32 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Dec 266:29 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

15. Fri, Dec 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.

16. Sun, Dec 3110:06 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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