Moon calendar
December 1980
- 1 29%
- 2 21%
- 3 14%
- 4 8%
- 5 4%
- 6 1%
- 7 New
- 8 1%
- 9 4%
- 10 10%
- 11 17%
- 12 25%
- 13 35%
- 14 First qtr
- 15 57%
- 16 68%
- 17 79%
- 18 87%
- 19 94%
- 20 98%
- 21 Full
- 22 99%
- 23 95%
- 24 90%
- 25 82%
- 26 74%
- 27 65%
- 28 55%
- 29 Last qtr
- 30 37%
- 31 28%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 1980
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2:20 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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2:40 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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6:02 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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12:13 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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6:06 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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8:58 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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11:05 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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4:42 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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9:35 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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10:09 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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2:57 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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12:22 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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8:47 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:26 AM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
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6:52 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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11:56 AM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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1:08 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:32 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:27 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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4:45 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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4:58 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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4:45 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:24 PM
Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.