December 2008 Celestial Phenomena

by skylook on 2008-12-01 01:36:59

At the beginning of the month, the right ascension and declination of the Sun were 16h 29.9m and -21°49.5'; at the end of the month, they were 18h 42.1m and -23°05.2'.

During this month, the Sun moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius.

At 2:02 AM on the 7th, the Major Snow solar term begins when the ecliptic longitude of the Sun is 255°.

At 20:04 on the 21st, the Winter Solstice solar term begins when the ecliptic longitude of the Sun is 270°.