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December 1996 |
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| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Day | Moonage | Phenomenon (JST) | |
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| 1 | Sun | 20.0 | 20:-- Moon is far from the Earth most(404,647km,Dia.:29'32") |
| 2 | Mon | 21.0 | 03:01 Occultation of Omicron-Leo(Mag:3.8)(time of Tokyo) |
| 3 | Tue | 22.0 | 14:06 Last quarter moon |
| 4 | Wed | 23.0 | 04:57 Algol is at minimum brightness |
| 06:12 Moon passes 03o50'.9 south of Mars | |||
| 20:07 Saturn is at apogee(R.A.:00h06.1m) | |||
| 5 | Thu | 24.0 | 00:34 Moon passes equator, to southern hemisphere |
| 20:-- Heliocentric latitude of Mercury is most at south | |||
| 7 | Sat | 26.0 | 01:46 Algol is at minimum brightness |
| 05:14 Longitude of the sun reaches 255 degrees | |||
| 22:-- Asteroid Toutatis is brightest(Mag:10.8) | |||
| RR-Sco is at maximum brightness (Period 281 days,Mag:5.0-12.4) | |||
| 8 | Sun | 27.0 | 22:15 Moon passes 01o57'.6 north of Venus |
| 9 | Mon | 28.0 | 21:15 Beta-Lyr is at minimum brightness |
| 22:35 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| 10 | Tue | 29.0 | 02:34 Moon passes 08o07'.9 south of Pluto |
| RS-Lib is at maximum brightness (Period 218 days,Mag:7.0-13.0) | |||
| 11 | Wed | 0.4 | 01:56 New Moon |
| 18:08 Moon is at south most(Decl.:-18o26'.4) | |||
| 12 | Thu | 1.4 | 14:11 Moon passes 07o10'.3 north of Mercury |
| 19:24 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| Z-Cyg is at maximum brightness (Period 264 days,Mag:7.1-14.7) | |||
| 13 | Fri | 2.4 | 03:04 Mercury is closest to asteroid Ceres (01o38'.7) |
| 07:38 Moon passes 05o10'.1 north of Jupiter | |||
| 13:-- Moon is near to the Earth most(364,241km,Dia.:32'48") | |||
| 15:42 Asteroid Pallas is at conjunction | |||
| 16:18 Moon passes 04o17'.8 north of Neptune | |||
| 14 | Sat | 3.4 | 01:-- Alpha-Gem meteor shower is at peak(Span:1Feb.7-Dec.20) |
| 02:55 Moon passes 05o06'.2 south of Uranus | |||
| 16 | Mon | 5.4 | 04:40 Mercury is at eastern greatest elongation(20o27'.4,Mag:-0.5,Dia.:6".7) |
| R-Dra is at maximum brightness (Period 246 days,Mag:6.7-13.2) | |||
| 17 | Tue | 6.4 | 13:55 Mars is most at west(Mag:+0.7,Dia.:7".2) |
| 18:31 First quarter moon | |||
| R-Aur is at maximum brightness (Period 458 days,Mag:6.7-13.9) | |||
| 18 | Wed | 7.4 | 00:01 Moon passes equator, to northern hemisphere |
| 05:17 Moon passes 02o51'.3 north of Saturn | |||
| RR-Sgr is at maximum brightness (Period 336 days,Mag:5.4-14.0) | |||
| 20 | Fri | 9.4 | 17:44 Mercury is closest to asteroid Vesta (02o54'.5) |
| 21 | Sat | 10.4 | 23:06 Longitude of the sun reaches 270 degrees |
| 22 | Sun | 11.4 | 10:32 Venus passes 11o22'.7 south of Pluto |
| 18:-- Heliocentric latitude of Mars is most at north | |||
| 22:-- Beta-UMi meteor shower is at peak(Span:Dec.17-Dec.24) | |||
| 23:54 Jupiter is closest to Mercury (03o56'.0) | |||
| 23 | Mon | 12.4 | Imperial Birthday |
| 14:43 Saturn is most at east(Mag:+1.0,Dia.:17".5) | |||
| 23:33 Mercury is at apogee(R.A.:19h23.4m) | |||
| R-Leo is at maximum brightness (Period 310 days,Mag:4.4-11.3) | |||
| 24 | Tue | 13.4 | 21:28 Moon is at north most(Decl.:+18o27'.3) |
| 25 | Wed | 14.4 | Christmas |
| 05:41 Full Moon | |||
| 05:57 Asteroid Juno is closest to asteroid Vesta (01o17'.1) | |||
| T-Her is at maximum brightness (Period 165 days,Mag:6.8-13.7) | |||
| 27 | Fri | 16.4 | 03:30 Algol is at minimum brightness |
| 29 | Sun | 18.4 | 14:-- Moon is far from the Earth most(405,515km,Dia.:29'28") |
| 31 | Tue | 20.4 | 11:50 Neptune is closest to asteroid Vesta (02o10'.9) |
| RS-Her is at maximum brightness (Period 220 days,Mag:7.0-13.0) | |||
