December 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 94%
13. 2 87%
14. 3 78%
15. 4 68%
16. 5 57%
17. 6 Last qtr
18. 7 36%
19. 8 27%
20. 9 18%
21. 10 11%
22. 11 6%
23. 12 2%
24. 13 0%
25. 14 New
26. 15 2%
27. 16 5%
28. 17 10%
29. 18 17%
30. 19 24%
31. 20 33%
32. 21 43%
33. 22 First qtr
34. 23 64%
35. 24 74%
36. 25 83%
37. 26 91%
38. 27 97%
39. 28 Full
40. 29 99%
41. 30 96%
42. 31 90%

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

Events in December 1955

1. Sat, Dec 34:29 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 48:50 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Dec 63:36 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Fri, Dec 99:13 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 109:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 1212:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 142:01 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

8. Wed, Dec 142:07 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, Dec 142:48 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

11. Fri, Dec 161:26 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 224:40 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Thu, Dec 2210:11 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Wed, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

15. Wed, Dec 2810:44 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

16. Fri, Dec 301:30 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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