December 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Moon is at perigee. | 0000 |
| 5 | FULL MOON | 0000 |
| 6 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 2000 |
| 9 | Mercury is 1° 0' north of Mars. | 2000 |
| 10 | Saturn is 1° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 1100 |
| 10 | Mercury is 0° 1' north of Jupiter. | 1600 |
| 12 | Mars is 0° 8' south of Jupiter. | 0000 |
| 12 | LAST QUARTER | 1500 |
| 13 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1900 |
| 14 | Mercury is 5° north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. | 0800 |
| 15 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 8' north of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 1100 |
| 18 | Pluto is in conjunction with the Sun. | 1500 |
| 18 | Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. | 2100 |
| 19 | Mars is 4° north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. | 0300 |
| 19 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0400 |
| 19 | Mars is 5° north of the Moon. | 0400 |
| 20 | NEW MOON | 1400 |
| 22 | Solstice | 0000 |
| 24 | Neptune is 3° north of the Moon. | 0300 |
| 25 | Uranus is 0° 08' south of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. | 2100 |
| 27 | FIRST QUARTER | 1500 |
| 28 | The Moon is at perigee. | 0200 |
