December 1993

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 94%
12. 2 88%
13. 3 80%
14. 4 71%
15. 5 61%
16. 6 Last qtr
17. 7 38%
18. 8 27%
19. 9 18%
20. 10 10%
21. 11 4%
22. 12 1%
23. 13 New
24. 14 2%
25. 15 7%
26. 16 13%
27. 17 21%
28. 18 29%
29. 19 39%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 57%
32. 22 67%
33. 23 75%
34. 24 83%
35. 25 90%
36. 26 95%
37. 27 98%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 99%
40. 30 96%
41. 31 91%

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

Events in December 1993

1. Mon, Dec 610:49 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Fri, Dec 101:02 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.

4. Sun, Dec 126:19 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 121:01 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Dec 121:07 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 134:27 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Dec 1310:58 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Dec 155:41 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Dec 156:35 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 157:04 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 205:26 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Tue, Dec 213:26 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Wed, Dec 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

15. Sat, Dec 252:03 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Dec 269:54 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

17. Tue, Dec 286:05 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

18. Fri, Dec 3110:04 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

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