December 1988

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 Last qtr
13. 2 37%
14. 3 28%
15. 4 20%
16. 5 13%
17. 6 7%
18. 7 3%
19. 8 1%
20. 9 New
21. 10 3%
22. 11 7%
23. 12 14%
24. 13 23%
25. 14 33%
26. 15 44%
27. 16 First qtr
28. 17 67%
29. 18 77%
30. 19 85%
31. 20 92%
32. 21 97%
33. 22 100%
34. 23 Full
35. 24 98%
36. 25 93%
37. 26 88%
38. 27 81%
39. 28 73%
40. 29 64%
41. 30 Last qtr
42. 31 45%

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

Events in December 1988

1. Thu, Dec 11:50 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Dec 14:03 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Fri, Dec 2

   Apogee

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

4. Fri, Dec 912:36 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Dec 99:26 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Dec 910:58 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Dec 911:54 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Dec 104:50 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Dec 1010:06 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 145:56 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Dec 155:41 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Dec 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.

13. Fri, Dec 1612:40 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Dec 164:51 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 178:36 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Dec 195:51 PM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

17. Tue, Dec 207:01 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Dec 2110:28 AM

    December solstice

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

19. Thu, Dec 222:46 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

20. Fri, Dec 2312:29 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

21. Mon, Dec 267:00 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

22. Thu, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

23. Fri, Dec 3011:57 PM

    Last Quarter

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

24. Sat, Dec 313:38 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

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