December 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 60%
14. 2 Last qtr
15. 3 39%
16. 4 29%
17. 5 19%
18. 6 11%
19. 7 4%
20. 8 1%
21. 9 New
22. 10 3%
23. 11 8%
24. 12 15%
25. 13 24%
26. 14 34%
27. 15 45%
28. 16 First qtr
29. 17 64%
30. 18 73%
31. 19 81%
32. 20 88%
33. 21 93%
34. 22 97%
35. 23 99%
36. 24 Full
37. 25 98%
38. 26 95%
39. 27 90%
40. 28 84%
41. 29 75%
42. 30 66%
43. 31 56%

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

Events in December 1950

1. Sat, Dec 211:22 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, Dec 41:17 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 57:58 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Dec 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

5. Sat, Dec 94:29 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Sat, Dec 93:05 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 101:36 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 119:21 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 148:17 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 159:14 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Sat, Dec 1612:57 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Thu, Dec 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

13. Fri, Dec 225:13 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 245:23 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

15. Sun, Dec 244:34 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 276:49 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Dec 2912:29 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

18. Sun, Dec 3110:22 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

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