December 1968

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 91%
9. 2 95%
10. 3 98%
11. 4 Full
12. 5 99%
13. 6 97%
14. 7 93%
15. 8 88%
16. 9 81%
17. 10 73%
18. 11 64%
19. 12 Last qtr
20. 13 43%
21. 14 33%
22. 15 22%
23. 16 14%
24. 17 7%
25. 18 2%
26. 19 New
27. 20 2%
28. 21 6%
29. 22 13%
30. 23 21%
31. 24 31%
32. 25 41%
33. 26 First qtr
34. 27 61%
35. 28 70%
36. 29 79%
37. 30 86%
38. 31 92%

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

Events in December 1968

1. Wed, Dec 46:07 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonMicromoon

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

2. Thu, Dec 5

   Apogee

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

3. Fri, Dec 69:11 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Wed, Dec 119:19 AM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Dec 127:50 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Fri, Dec 136:49 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 137:02 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 137:12 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 152:09 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Dec 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

11. Thu, Dec 191:19 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Fri, Dec 201:42 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 212:00 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 224:55 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Dec 269:15 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Fri, Dec 2711:48 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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