December 1964

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 5%
11. 2 2%
12. 3 New
13. 4 0%
14. 5 2%
15. 6 6%
16. 7 11%
17. 8 18%
18. 9 26%
19. 10 35%
20. 11 45%
21. 12 First qtr
22. 13 65%
23. 14 75%
24. 15 84%
25. 16 92%
26. 17 97%
27. 18 Full
28. 19 99%
29. 20 96%
30. 21 90%
31. 22 82%
32. 23 72%
33. 24 62%
34. 25 Last qtr
35. 26 41%
36. 27 31%
37. 28 22%
38. 29 15%
39. 30 9%
40. 31 4%

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

Events in December 1964

1. Tue, Dec 112:13 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 19:21 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Dec 38:18 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Dec 38:31 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

5. Sat, Dec 54:59 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

7. Sun, Dec 62:01 PM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Dec 910:49 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 109:14 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 121:01 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Dec 165:23 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 183:30 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

13. Fri, Dec 189:37 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

14. Fri, Dec 189:41 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

15. Sat, Dec 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

16. Mon, Dec 212:49 PM

    December solstice

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

17. Thu, Dec 244:08 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Dec 244:33 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

19. Thu, Dec 244:06 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Dec 252:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Tue, Dec 294:52 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Dec 319:18 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Dec 315:03 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

24. Thu, Dec 315:51 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

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