December 1953

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 20%
11. 2 13%
12. 3 8%
13. 4 3%
14. 5 1%
15. 6 New
16. 7 2%
17. 8 5%
18. 9 11%
19. 10 19%
20. 11 29%
21. 12 39%
22. 13 First qtr
23. 14 62%
24. 15 73%
25. 16 82%
26. 17 90%
27. 18 96%
28. 19 99%
29. 20 Full
30. 21 98%
31. 22 94%
32. 23 89%
33. 24 82%
34. 25 73%
35. 26 64%
36. 27 55%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 36%
39. 30 28%
40. 31 19%

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

Events in December 1953

1. Tue, Dec 12:24 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Wed, Dec 21:31 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 44:52 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 65:48 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, Dec 127:32 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 1311:30 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sun, Dec 1311:31 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

8. Wed, Dec 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.

9. Sat, Dec 195:19 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 206:44 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

11. Mon, Dec 2110:31 PM

    December solstice

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

12. Tue, Dec 2212:36 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 2812:44 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Mon, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

15. Wed, Dec 303:46 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

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