December 1944

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 97%
14. 2 92%
15. 3 85%
16. 4 77%
17. 5 68%
18. 6 59%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 40%
21. 9 31%
22. 10 23%
23. 11 15%
24. 12 9%
25. 13 4%
26. 14 1%
27. 15 New
28. 16 1%
29. 17 5%
30. 18 11%
31. 19 19%
32. 20 28%
33. 21 39%
34. 22 First qtr
35. 23 62%
36. 24 72%
37. 25 82%
38. 26 90%
39. 27 95%
40. 28 99%
41. 29 Full
42. 30 99%
43. 31 95%

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

Events in December 1944

1. Sat, Dec 23:55 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 35:15 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

3. Mon, Dec 410:15 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Thu, Dec 710:57 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Fri, Dec 87:40 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

7. Sat, Dec 94:59 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 144:45 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 1510:35 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, Dec 1612:57 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 187:53 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 217:15 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Fri, Dec 2211:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Dec 2210:45 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Sat, Dec 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.

16. Wed, Dec 279:53 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Dec 2810:23 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 2811:09 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

19. Fri, Dec 299:42 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 2910:38 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

21. Fri, Dec 2910:49 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

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