December 1974

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 94%
9. 2 88%
10. 3 79%
11. 4 69%
12. 5 58%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 36%
15. 8 26%
16. 9 17%
17. 10 9%
18. 11 4%
19. 12 1%
20. 13 New
21. 14 1%
22. 15 4%
23. 16 9%
24. 17 15%
25. 18 22%
26. 19 31%
27. 20 40%
28. 21 First qtr
29. 22 59%
30. 23 68%
31. 24 77%
32. 25 85%
33. 26 92%
34. 27 97%
35. 28 Full
36. 29 100%
37. 30 96%
38. 31 91%

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

Events in December 1974

1. Sun, Dec 15:02 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Dec 27:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.

4. Fri, Dec 65:10 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Dec 84:23 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 92:57 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 119:05 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Dec 121:00 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 121:40 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 134:02 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Dec 1311:12 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Fri, Dec 1311:25 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, Dec 146:45 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

15. Thu, Dec 192:43 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Sat, Dec 212:44 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Sun, Dec 2212:55 AM

    December solstice

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

18. Wed, Dec 253:04 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Dec 2810:51 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

20. Sun, Dec 291:31 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.

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