December 1948

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 1%
12. 2 4%
13. 3 10%
14. 4 16%
15. 5 24%
16. 6 33%
17. 7 42%
18. 8 First qtr
19. 9 61%
20. 10 70%
21. 11 78%
22. 12 86%
23. 13 92%
24. 14 97%
25. 15 99%
26. 16 Full
27. 17 98%
28. 18 93%
29. 19 86%
30. 20 77%
31. 21 67%
32. 22 56%
33. 23 Last qtr
34. 24 34%
35. 25 24%
36. 26 15%
37. 27 8%
38. 28 3%
39. 29 1%
40. 30 New
41. 31 2%

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

Events in December 1948

1. Wed, Dec 14:17 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 210:36 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 211:01 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Dec 212:22 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

6. Wed, Dec 88:58 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sun, Dec 122:30 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Thu, Dec 164:11 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

9. Thu, Dec 1611:45 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 206:58 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

11. Mon, Dec 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.

12. Tue, Dec 215:41 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 215:33 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Thu, Dec 2312:12 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Thu, Dec 238:10 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Dec 2311:42 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Dec 2812:06 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 304:45 AM

    New Moon

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

19. Thu, Dec 307:21 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 312:33 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Dec 312:01 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

22. Fri, Dec 313:17 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Dec 3110:36 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

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