December 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 15%
14. 2 9%
15. 3 4%
16. 4 1%
17. 5 New
18. 6 1%
19. 7 3%
20. 8 7%
21. 9 13%
22. 10 20%
23. 11 29%
24. 12 39%
25. 13 First qtr
26. 14 60%
27. 15 71%
28. 16 81%
29. 17 89%
30. 18 96%
31. 19 99%
32. 20 Full
33. 21 98%
34. 22 93%
35. 23 85%
36. 24 77%
37. 25 67%
38. 26 57%
39. 27 Last qtr
40. 28 38%
41. 29 29%
42. 30 21%
43. 31 14%

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

Events in December 1972

1. Sat, Dec 28:23 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 4

   Apogee

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

3. Mon, Dec 410:14 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 53:24 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Dec 81:01 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 88:39 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

7. Wed, Dec 131:36 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Dec 1412:55 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Mon, Dec 182:06 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 1912:15 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

11. Tue, Dec 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

12. Tue, Dec 199:06 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Dec 204:45 AM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

14. Thu, Dec 211:13 PM

    December solstice

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

15. Sat, Dec 238:07 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Dec 275:28 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Sun, Dec 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

18. Sun, Dec 317:44 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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