December 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 9%
13. 2 4%
14. 3 1%
15. 4 New
16. 5 2%
17. 6 5%
18. 7 10%
19. 8 17%
20. 9 25%
21. 10 33%
22. 11 42%
23. 12 First qtr
24. 13 61%
25. 14 70%
26. 15 79%
27. 16 87%
28. 17 93%
29. 18 98%
30. 19 Full
31. 20 99%
32. 21 96%
33. 22 91%
34. 23 83%
35. 24 73%
36. 25 62%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 40%
39. 28 29%
40. 29 20%
41. 30 12%
42. 31 6%

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

Events in December 1983

1. Thu, Dec 110:09 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Thu, Dec 111:58 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Dec 312:55 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 43:14 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 47:26 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, Dec 47:30 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

7. Sun, Dec 410:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Dec 511:49 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 52:22 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 59:48 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Dec 10

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

12. Mon, Dec 128:09 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Tue, Dec 134:31 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

14. Wed, Dec 147:53 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

15. Sat, Dec 176:34 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 198:49 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

17. Mon, Dec 199:00 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

18. Wed, Dec 214:38 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

19. Thu, Dec 225:30 AM

    December solstice

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

20. Thu, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

21. Mon, Dec 261:53 PM

    Last Quarter

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

22. Tue, Dec 279:18 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Dec 2911:02 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

24. Fri, Dec 301:51 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

25. Sat, Dec 312:33 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

26. Sat, Dec 311:24 PM

    Moon and Uranus 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.