January 1938

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 New
15. 2 1%
16. 3 4%
17. 4 8%
18. 5 14%
19. 6 22%
20. 7 31%
21. 8 41%
22. 9 First qtr
23. 10 62%
24. 11 73%
25. 12 83%
26. 13 91%
27. 14 96%
28. 15 99%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 97%
31. 18 91%
32. 19 84%
33. 20 76%
34. 21 66%
35. 22 56%
36. 23 Last qtr
37. 24 37%
38. 25 28%
39. 26 20%
40. 27 13%
41. 28 8%
42. 29 3%
43. 30 1%
44. 31 New

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

Events in January 1938

1. Sat, Jan 12:33 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Jan 13:11 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Jan 11:58 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, Jan 26:54 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jan 310:57 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jan 99:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Mon, Jan 109:51 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jan 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.

9. Sun, Jan 1612:53 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

10. Thu, Jan 205:44 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Sun, Jan 233:09 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Thu, Jan 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

13. Sat, Jan 297:14 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Jan 296:25 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

15. Sun, Jan 3011:48 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Jan 316:11 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, Jan 318:35 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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