December 1992

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 45%
11. 2 First qtr
12. 3 64%
13. 4 73%
14. 5 81%
15. 6 88%
16. 7 94%
17. 8 98%
18. 9 Full
19. 10 99%
20. 11 96%
21. 12 91%
22. 13 83%
23. 14 73%
24. 15 63%
25. 16 Last qtr
26. 17 40%
27. 18 29%
28. 19 20%
29. 20 12%
30. 21 6%
31. 22 2%
32. 23 New
33. 24 0%
34. 25 3%
35. 26 7%
36. 27 13%
37. 28 20%
38. 29 28%
39. 30 37%
40. 31 First qtr

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

Events in December 1992

1. Tue, Dec 1

   Apogee

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

2. Wed, Dec 21:17 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, Dec 99:02 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Wed, Dec 96:41 PM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

5. Wed, Dec 96:44 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

6. Sun, Dec 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.

7. Wed, Dec 162:13 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Mon, Dec 219:43 AM

   December solstice

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

9. Mon, Dec 216:08 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 228:32 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 237:30 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Wed, Dec 237:43 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, Dec 2411:31 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Thu, Dec 2411:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Dec 251:35 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Dec 273:46 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

17. Tue, Dec 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

18. Thu, Dec 3110:39 PM

    First Quarter

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

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