A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for December 2014:
Phenomena December
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | Moon passes 1.2 degrees north of Uranus mag +5.8, occultation is visible from the Arctic, eastern Alaska and western Canada (00:01 UT) |
| 3 | Asteroid (23) Thalia mag +9.2 is at opposition in Taurus |
| 6 | Moon passes 1.5 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9 (5 UT) |
| 6 | Full Moon (12:27 UT) |
| 8 | Mercury is at superior conjunction (15 UT) |
| 8 | Mercury is at aphelion 0.467 AU (approx. 69.9 million kms or 43.4 million miles) from the Sun (22 UT) |
| 9 | Jupiter mag -2.3 is stationary in Leo, afterwards begins retrograde motion (6 UT) |
| 10 | Dwarf planet Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun (0 UT) |
| 12 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.3 (4 UT) |
| 12 | Mars is at perihelion distance 1.381 AU (approx. 206.6 million km or 128.4 million miles) from the Sun (9 UT) |
| 12 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (19 UT) |
| 12 | Moon is at apogee 404,581 km or 251,395 miles from Earth (23:00 UT) |
| 14 | Geminids meteor shower peaks (ZHR = 120) |
| 14 | Last quarter Moon (12:51 UT) |
| 17 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (1 UT) |
| 19 | Moon passes 1.5 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.7 (21 UT) |
| 20 | Moon passes 9 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (13 UT) |
| 21 | Winter Solstice NH - Summer Solstice SH (23:04 UT) |
| 22 | New Moon (01:36) |
| 22 | Uranus mag +5.8 is stationary in Pisces, afterwards resumes direct motion (6 UT) |
| 22 | Moon passes 7 degrees north of Mercury mag -0.9 (17 UT) |
| 22 | Ursids meteor shower peaks (ZHR = 10 - occasionally up to 50) |
| 23 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Venus mag -3.9 (4 UT) |
| 24 | Moon is at perigee 364,797 km or 226,674 miles from Earth (16:34 UT) |
| 25 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Mars mag +1.1 (5 UT) |
| 26 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Neptune mag +7.9 (15 UT) |
| 27 | Venus is at aphelion 0.728 AU (approx. 109 million kms or 67.7 million miles) from the Sun (0 UT) |
| 28 | First quarter Moon (18:32 UT) |
| 29 | Moon passes 1 degree north of Uranus mag +5.8, occultation is visible from Alaska, N Canada, Arctic Ocean and NE Russia (04:59 UT) |