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December 2008 Phenomena
| Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour |
| 1 |
Venus is 2° north of Jupiter. |
0424 |
| 1 |
Jupiter is 1° 4' north of the
Moon. |
0945 |
| 1 |
Venus is 0° 9' south of the
Moon. |
1101 |
| 5 |
FIRST QUARTER |
1626 |
| 5 |
Mars is in conjunction with the
Sun. |
1702 |
| 11 |
Pleiades is 0° 7' south of the
Moon. |
0238 |
| 12 |
FULL MOON |
1137 |
| 12 |
Moon is at perigee. |
1637 |
| 15 |
Beehive is 1° 4' north of the
Moon. |
1343 |
| 17 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 2° 5' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. |
0447 |
| 19 |
LAST QUARTER |
0529 |
| 21 |
Solstice. |
0704 |
| 25 |
Antares, the brightest star in the
constellation Scorpius, is 0° 1' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Antares by the Moon. |
0153 |
| 26 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
1250 |
| 27 |
NEW MOON |
0722 |
| 29 |
Jupiter is 0° 7' north of the
Moon. |
0407 |
| 31 |
Venus is 3° 7' south of the
Moon. |
1603 |
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