Moon calendar
December 1982
- 1 99%
- 2 96%
- 3 90%
- 4 81%
- 5 71%
- 6 61%
- 7 Last qtr
- 8 39%
- 9 29%
- 10 20%
- 11 13%
- 12 7%
- 13 3%
- 14 0%
- 15 New
- 16 2%
- 17 5%
- 18 10%
- 19 16%
- 20 23%
- 21 32%
- 22 41%
- 23 First qtr
- 24 62%
- 25 72%
- 26 81%
- 27 89%
- 28 95%
- 29 99%
- 30 Full
- 31 98%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in December 1982
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2:55 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
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10:53 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:50 AM
Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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6:42 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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6:50 PM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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10:48 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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1:14 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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6:04 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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4:18 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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4:31 AM
Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun.
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11:12 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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11:28 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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3:07 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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3:53 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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12:38 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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7:11 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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9:14 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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11:37 PM
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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9:17 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:28 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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6:33 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:18 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.