December 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 99%
12. 2 Full
13. 3 97%
14. 4 93%
15. 5 86%
16. 6 78%
17. 7 69%
18. 8 59%
19. 9 Last qtr
20. 10 40%
21. 11 31%
22. 12 23%
23. 13 16%
24. 14 9%
25. 15 4%
26. 16 1%
27. 17 New
28. 18 1%
29. 19 4%
30. 20 9%
31. 21 16%
32. 22 25%
33. 23 35%
34. 24 First qtr
35. 25 57%
36. 26 69%
37. 27 79%
38. 28 87%
39. 29 94%
40. 30 98%
41. 31 Full

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

Events in December 1971

1. Thu, Dec 22:48 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Thu, Dec 911:03 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Dec 911:15 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

4. Sun, Dec 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

5. Sun, Dec 123:54 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Tue, Dec 1412:02 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Dec 167:07 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 172:24 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 172:03 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Sun, Dec 1911:36 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 227:23 AM

    December solstice

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

12. Fri, Dec 242:00 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Dec 248:35 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.

15. Fri, Dec 313:20 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonBlue Moon

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

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