December 1975

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 2%
10. 2 New
11. 3 1%
12. 4 4%
13. 5 9%
14. 6 15%
15. 7 23%
16. 8 32%
17. 9 42%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 60%
20. 12 69%
21. 13 78%
22. 14 85%
23. 15 91%
24. 16 96%
25. 17 99%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 99%
28. 20 95%
29. 21 89%
30. 22 81%
31. 23 71%
32. 24 60%
33. 25 Last qtr
34. 26 38%
35. 27 27%
36. 28 18%
37. 29 10%
38. 30 4%
39. 31 1%

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

Events in December 1975

1. Tue, Dec 23:03 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Dec 27:50 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Dec 29:57 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 211:39 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 312:16 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 42:16 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

7. Wed, Dec 109:39 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Dec 112:00 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

10. Fri, Dec 124:00 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 158:50 AM

    Mars at opposition

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

12. Thu, Dec 189:40 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Mon, Dec 226:45 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Thu, Dec 259:52 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Thu, Dec 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

16. Sat, Dec 276:05 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Dec 294:27 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Dec 308:30 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

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