December 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 32%
12. 2 24%
13. 3 16%
14. 4 9%
15. 5 5%
16. 6 2%
17. 7 New
18. 8 1%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 7%
21. 11 12%
22. 12 19%
23. 13 27%
24. 14 37%
25. 15 First qtr
26. 16 57%
27. 17 68%
28. 18 78%
29. 19 87%
30. 20 94%
31. 21 98%
32. 22 Full
33. 23 99%
34. 24 94%
35. 25 88%
36. 26 79%
37. 27 69%
38. 28 59%
39. 29 Last qtr
40. 30 39%
41. 31 30%

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

Events in December 1999

1. Thu, Dec 27:45 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Fri, Dec 36:03 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Dec 59:29 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Dec 75:32 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, Dec 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

6. Sat, Dec 115:02 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 121:19 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Dec 123:46 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Dec 123:57 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.

10. Tue, Dec 145:51 AM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Dec 157:50 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Dec 183:20 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Dec 195:40 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Dec 222:44 AM

    December solstice

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

15. Wed, Dec 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

16. Wed, Dec 2212:31 PM

    Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

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

17. Wed, Dec 299:05 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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