December 1945

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 8%
15. 2 4%
16. 3 1%
17. 4 New
18. 5 1%
19. 6 4%
20. 7 8%
21. 8 14%
22. 9 22%
23. 10 32%
24. 11 42%
25. 12 First qtr
26. 13 64%
27. 14 75%
28. 15 84%
29. 16 92%
30. 17 97%
31. 18 Full
32. 19 99%
33. 20 96%
34. 21 91%
35. 22 84%
36. 23 75%
37. 24 66%
38. 25 56%
39. 26 Last qtr
40. 27 37%
41. 28 28%
42. 29 20%
43. 30 13%
44. 31 7%

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

Events in December 1945

1. Sat, Dec 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Mon, Dec 35:26 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 41:07 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Wed, Dec 512:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 75:05 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Fri, Dec 73:55 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

7. Wed, Dec 126:05 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Wed, Dec 126:30 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.

10. Tue, Dec 182:07 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 189:17 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

12. Tue, Dec 189:20 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

13. Thu, Dec 204:53 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 216:47 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 2212:03 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Wed, Dec 263:00 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Wed, Dec 269:44 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

18. Wed, Dec 2611:38 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Dec 277:13 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

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