December 1979

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 95%
15. 2 98%
16. 3 Full
17. 4 99%
18. 5 96%
19. 6 90%
20. 7 84%
21. 8 76%
22. 9 67%
23. 10 58%
24. 11 Last qtr
25. 12 40%
26. 13 31%
27. 14 22%
28. 15 14%
29. 16 8%
30. 17 3%
31. 18 1%
32. 19 New
33. 20 2%
34. 21 7%
35. 22 14%
36. 23 23%
37. 24 33%
38. 25 44%
39. 26 First qtr
40. 27 67%
41. 28 77%
42. 29 85%
43. 30 92%
44. 31 97%

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

Events in December 1979

1. Mon, Dec 31:08 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

2. Wed, Dec 52:08 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 710:36 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Mon, Dec 1011:26 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Dec 101:16 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 102:30 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

8. Tue, Dec 118:59 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Dec 1212:13 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 123:16 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Dec 156:14 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Dec 163:13 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Dec 174:34 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Dec 184:12 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Dec 193:24 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Fri, Dec 219:47 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 226:09 AM

    December solstice

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

18. Sun, Dec 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.

19. Wed, Dec 2612:11 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Thu, Dec 2712:35 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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