December 1959

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 3%
11. 2 8%
12. 3 16%
13. 4 25%
14. 5 36%
15. 6 First qtr
16. 7 56%
17. 8 66%
18. 9 75%
19. 10 83%
20. 11 89%
21. 12 94%
22. 13 98%
23. 14 Full
24. 15 100%
25. 16 98%
26. 17 94%
27. 18 89%
28. 19 82%
29. 20 74%
30. 21 65%
31. 22 Last qtr
32. 23 44%
33. 24 33%
34. 25 23%
35. 26 14%
36. 27 7%
37. 28 2%
38. 29 New
39. 30 1%
40. 31 5%

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

Events in December 1959

1. Wed, Dec 212:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 51:37 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

3. Sun, Dec 69:12 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Dec 122:10 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Mon, Dec 14

   Apogee

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

6. Mon, Dec 144:24 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 1411:49 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

8. Sat, Dec 197:49 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Dec 229:34 AM

   December solstice

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

10. Tue, Dec 2210:28 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Fri, Dec 2511:45 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 254:20 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 262:45 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Dec 267:47 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 268:21 PM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 1.2° of each other in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 287:15 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, Dec 287:45 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Dec 2810:58 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Dec 285:06 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Dec 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.

21. Tue, Dec 292:09 PM

    New Moon

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

22. Tue, Dec 295:07 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Dec 313:51 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

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