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December 1946

A total lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 8; the winter solstice falls on December 22.

Total Lunar Eclipse in Gemini

16° Gemini · December 8, 12:48 pm ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · PiscesDec 1 · 4:48 pm
  • Full Moon · GeminiDec 8 · 12:53 pm
  • Last Quarter · VirgoDec 15 · 5:58 am
  • New Moon · CapricornDec 23 · 8:07 am
  • First Quarter · AriesDec 31 · 7:23 am
  • Total lunar eclipse · 16° GeminiDec 8 · 12:48 pm
  • Winter SolsticeDec 22 · 5:53 am
  • Venus stations directDec 8 · 4:30 am

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars square NeptuneDec 31 · 9:38 am
  • Mars opposition UranusDec 4 · 1:19 am
  • Sun sextile NeptuneDec 2 · 9:58 pm
  • Sun trine PlutoDec 5 · 7:03 pm
  • Mercury trine SaturnDec 19 · 12:14 am
  • Mercury sextile NeptuneDec 20 · 7:18 pm
  • Mercury opposition UranusDec 26 · 3:52 pm