December 1952

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 Full
10. 2 98%
11. 3 95%
12. 4 90%
13. 5 83%
14. 6 76%
15. 7 67%
16. 8 58%
17. 9 Last qtr
18. 10 39%
19. 11 30%
20. 12 21%
21. 13 14%
22. 14 7%
23. 15 3%
24. 16 New
25. 17 1%
26. 18 4%
27. 19 9%
28. 20 17%
29. 21 27%
30. 22 38%
31. 23 First qtr
32. 24 60%
33. 25 70%
34. 26 80%
35. 27 87%
36. 28 94%
37. 29 98%
38. 30 100%
39. 31 Full

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

Events in December 1952

1. Mon, Dec 17:41 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Thu, Dec 48:22 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

4. Tue, Dec 98:22 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Fri, Dec 129:27 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 169:03 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Dec 185:18 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Fri, Dec 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.

9. Sat, Dec 201:37 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 208:06 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Dec 214:43 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Tue, Dec 232:52 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Dec 3112:06 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

14. Wed, Dec 312:13 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

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