December 1960

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 98%
13. 2 Full
14. 3 100%
15. 4 98%
16. 5 94%
17. 6 89%
18. 7 82%
19. 8 75%
20. 9 66%
21. 10 57%
22. 11 Last qtr
23. 12 37%
24. 13 27%
25. 14 18%
26. 15 11%
27. 16 5%
28. 17 1%
29. 18 New
30. 19 3%
31. 20 8%
32. 21 15%
33. 22 25%
34. 23 35%
35. 24 First qtr
36. 25 57%
37. 26 67%
38. 27 76%
39. 28 84%
40. 29 90%
41. 30 95%
42. 31 98%

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

Events in December 1960

1. Fri, Dec 211:25 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Tue, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

3. Fri, Dec 95:41 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 114:38 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, Dec 152:17 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 185:47 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Mon, Dec 194:57 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

9. Mon, Dec 191:55 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 194:00 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 218:03 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 213:26 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Sat, Dec 249:30 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Dec 305:13 AM

    Mars at opposition

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

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