December 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 79%
12. 2 86%
13. 3 92%
14. 4 96%
15. 5 99%
16. 6 Full
17. 7 99%
18. 8 96%
19. 9 92%
20. 10 85%
21. 11 77%
22. 12 68%
23. 13 58%
24. 14 Last qtr
25. 15 36%
26. 16 25%
27. 17 16%
28. 18 8%
29. 19 3%
30. 20 New
31. 21 1%
32. 22 4%
33. 23 9%
34. 24 17%
35. 25 25%
36. 26 34%
37. 27 44%
38. 28 First qtr
39. 29 63%
40. 30 72%
41. 31 80%

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

Events in December 1976

1. Fri, Dec 3

   Apogee

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

2. Sat, Dec 47:22 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 511:32 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

4. Mon, Dec 61:15 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

5. Thu, Dec 911:11 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Dec 145:14 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Fri, Dec 171:54 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

9. Sun, Dec 198:45 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 1910:15 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 205:06 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Mon, Dec 208:26 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 209:08 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Dec 2112:35 PM

    December solstice

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

15. Tue, Dec 282:48 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Fri, Dec 31

    Apogee

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

17. Fri, Dec 319:33 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

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