December 2008 Phenomena
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| 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 |
| November 2008 Phenomena | Phenomena, 2008 |
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