December 1994

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 3%
13. 2 New
14. 3 1%
15. 4 4%
16. 5 11%
17. 6 19%
18. 7 28%
19. 8 38%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 58%
22. 11 68%
23. 12 76%
24. 13 84%
25. 14 90%
26. 15 95%
27. 16 98%
28. 17 Full
29. 18 100%
30. 19 97%
31. 20 94%
32. 21 88%
33. 22 80%
34. 23 72%
35. 24 62%
36. 25 Last qtr
37. 26 40%
38. 27 29%
39. 28 19%
40. 29 11%
41. 30 5%
42. 31 1%

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

Events in December 1994

1. Thu, Dec 111:43 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Dec 111:52 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

3. Fri, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

4. Fri, Dec 28:03 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Dec 26:54 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Dec 512:55 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 54:38 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Dec 610:49 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

9. Fri, Dec 94:06 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Dec 139:55 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Thu, Dec 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

12. Sat, Dec 179:17 PM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

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

13. Wed, Dec 219:22 PM

    December solstice

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

14. Sun, Dec 252:07 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, Dec 2810:36 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Dec 297:46 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.

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