January 1926

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 94%
14. 2 89%
15. 3 82%
16. 4 74%
17. 5 66%
18. 6 56%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 36%
21. 9 26%
22. 10 17%
23. 11 9%
24. 12 4%
25. 13 0%
26. 14 New
27. 15 3%
28. 16 9%
29. 17 17%
30. 18 26%
31. 19 37%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 58%
34. 22 68%
35. 23 77%
36. 24 85%
37. 25 91%
38. 26 96%
39. 27 99%
40. 28 Full
41. 29 99%
42. 30 97%
43. 31 93%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in January 1926

1. Sat, Jan 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

2. Sat, Jan 27:06 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jan 511:38 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

4. Thu, Jan 72:22 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

5. Sat, Jan 910:56 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Jan 112:50 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jan 123:36 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 141:35 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

9. Thu, Jan 141:36 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

10. Thu, Jan 143:22 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jan 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.

12. Mon, Jan 1812:30 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Jan 205:31 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

14. Mon, Jan 2512:44 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

15. Thu, Jan 284:19 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

16. Thu, Jan 284:35 PM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

17. Fri, Jan 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

18. Sat, Jan 3012:12 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.