December 1984

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 63%
15. 2 72%
16. 3 80%
17. 4 87%
18. 5 93%
19. 6 97%
20. 7 99%
21. 8 Full
22. 9 98%
23. 10 94%
24. 11 89%
25. 12 81%
26. 13 71%
27. 14 61%
28. 15 Last qtr
29. 16 38%
30. 17 27%
31. 18 18%
32. 19 10%
33. 20 4%
34. 21 1%
35. 22 New
36. 23 2%
37. 24 6%
38. 25 12%
39. 26 19%
40. 27 27%
41. 28 36%
42. 29 45%
43. 30 First qtr
44. 31 64%

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

Events in December 1984

1. Sun, Dec 29:24 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Dec 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

3. Wed, Dec 512:57 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Dec 611:19 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Dec 85:54 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

6. Fri, Dec 149:20 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sat, Dec 1510:25 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Tue, Dec 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.

9. Wed, Dec 193:00 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Dec 213:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Dec 213:33 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 214:12 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Dec 2111:23 AM

    December solstice

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

14. Sat, Dec 226:47 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Sat, Dec 227:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Dec 2212:15 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Dec 222:08 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

18. Sun, Dec 233:55 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Dec 2511:41 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 2610:03 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Dec 277:43 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Dec 3012:28 AM

    First Quarter

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

23. Sun, Dec 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

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