December 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 85%
10. 2 76%
11. 3 65%
12. 4 Last qtr
13. 5 43%
14. 6 32%
15. 7 22%
16. 8 14%
17. 9 8%
18. 10 3%
19. 11 1%
20. 12 New
21. 13 1%
22. 14 4%
23. 15 9%
24. 16 15%
25. 17 23%
26. 18 31%
27. 19 40%
28. 20 First qtr
29. 21 60%
30. 22 69%
31. 23 79%
32. 24 87%
33. 25 94%
34. 26 98%
35. 27 Full
36. 28 99%
37. 29 95%
38. 30 88%
39. 31 79%

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

Events in December 1947

1. Mon, Dec 15:01 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

2. Wed, Dec 311:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 41:01 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 47:55 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Dec 71:38 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 115:11 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 111:31 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 112:26 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 127:53 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sun, Dec 143:22 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 147:19 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Dec 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

13. Tue, Dec 165:20 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

14. Sat, Dec 2012:44 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Mon, Dec 2211:42 AM

    December solstice

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

16. Fri, Dec 268:54 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 273:27 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

18. Sun, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

19. Tue, Dec 305:50 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 316:41 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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