December 1942

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 44%
11. 2 34%
12. 3 25%
13. 4 16%
14. 5 8%
15. 6 3%
16. 7 New
17. 8 1%
18. 9 4%
19. 10 10%
20. 11 18%
21. 12 28%
22. 13 38%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 60%
25. 16 70%
26. 17 79%
27. 18 86%
28. 19 92%
29. 20 96%
30. 21 99%
31. 22 Full
32. 23 99%
33. 24 96%
34. 25 92%
35. 26 86%
36. 27 79%
37. 28 71%
38. 29 61%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 41%

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

Events in December 1942

1. Tue, Dec 14:29 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

2. Wed, Dec 26:11 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 611:23 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Dec 79:59 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Dec 85:09 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 87:05 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.

8. Sat, Dec 128:56 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 141:47 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sun, Dec 201:52 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 209:38 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 201:42 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 227:39 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Tue, Dec 2211:03 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

15. Wed, Dec 23

    Apogee

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

16. Thu, Dec 248:20 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 302:38 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Dec 302:37 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.