December 1998

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 94%
11. 2 99%
12. 3 Full
13. 4 98%
14. 5 94%
15. 6 87%
16. 7 79%
17. 8 70%
18. 9 60%
19. 10 Last qtr
20. 11 41%
21. 12 32%
22. 13 23%
23. 14 16%
24. 15 10%
25. 16 5%
26. 17 2%
27. 18 New
28. 19 1%
29. 20 3%
30. 21 8%
31. 22 14%
32. 23 22%
33. 24 31%
34. 25 42%
35. 26 First qtr
36. 27 64%
37. 28 75%
38. 29 84%
39. 30 92%
40. 31 97%

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

Events in December 1998

1. Tue, Dec 110:16 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

2. Wed, Dec 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

3. Thu, Dec 310:19 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

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

4. Thu, Dec 1012:54 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sat, Dec 124:12 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Dec 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

7. Wed, Dec 168:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 185:43 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sat, Dec 197:58 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 1910:49 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Mon, Dec 2110:36 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 218:56 PM

    December solstice

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

13. Tue, Dec 224:52 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Dec 256:22 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Dec 265:46 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sun, Dec 277:40 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Dec 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

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