Moon calendar
December 1951
- 1 10%
- 2 19%
- 3 29%
- 4 39%
- 5 First qtr
- 6 61%
- 7 71%
- 8 80%
- 9 87%
- 10 93%
- 11 97%
- 12 99%
- 13 Full
- 14 98%
- 15 95%
- 16 90%
- 17 84%
- 18 77%
- 19 68%
- 20 59%
- 21 Last qtr
- 22 39%
- 23 29%
- 24 19%
- 25 11%
- 26 5%
- 27 1%
- 28 New
- 29 2%
- 30 7%
- 31 15%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 1951
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11:21 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:12 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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4:31 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:04 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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10:01 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:39 PM
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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9:38 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:00 AM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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1:11 PM
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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9:55 PM
Mars, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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6:43 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.