December 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 0%
15. 2 New
16. 3 2%
17. 4 5%
18. 5 11%
19. 6 17%
20. 7 25%
21. 8 33%
22. 9 43%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 62%
25. 12 71%
26. 13 80%
27. 14 88%
28. 15 94%
29. 16 98%
30. 17 Full
31. 18 99%
32. 19 95%
33. 20 88%
34. 21 79%
35. 22 69%
36. 23 58%
37. 24 Last qtr
38. 25 36%
39. 26 26%
40. 27 18%
41. 28 11%
42. 29 5%
43. 30 2%
44. 31 New

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

Events in December 1956

1. Sat, Dec 17:05 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 23:00 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

3. Sun, Dec 23:13 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Mon, Dec 32:46 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

6. Mon, Dec 106:51 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, Dec 1110:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 172:06 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

9. Wed, Dec 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.

10. Fri, Dec 213:59 PM

    December solstice

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

11. Mon, Dec 245:10 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, Dec 247:14 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

13. Wed, Dec 2610:09 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 262:30 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 297:35 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 297:41 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 292:20 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 319:14 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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