January 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 63%
12. 2 73%
13. 3 83%
14. 4 91%
15. 5 97%
16. 6 Full
17. 7 100%
18. 8 96%
19. 9 91%
20. 10 83%
21. 11 74%
22. 12 64%
23. 13 Last qtr
24. 14 44%
25. 15 35%
26. 16 26%
27. 17 18%
28. 18 12%
29. 19 6%
30. 20 3%
31. 21 0%
32. 22 New
33. 23 2%
34. 24 5%
35. 25 11%
36. 26 18%
37. 27 26%
38. 28 36%
39. 29 First qtr
40. 30 58%
41. 31 69%

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

Events in January 1947

1. Sun, Jan 54:40 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Jan 62:42 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

3. Mon, Jan 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

4. Mon, Jan 611:47 PM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

5. Wed, Jan 88:49 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jan 1210:42 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jan 139:56 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, Jan 168:44 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jan 178:50 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 1811:35 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jan 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

12. Tue, Jan 217:13 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jan 217:54 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, Jan 222:00 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jan 223:34 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Thu, Jan 233:55 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Sun, Jan 2612:35 AM

    Saturn at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

18. Mon, Jan 279:26 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

19. Wed, Jan 297:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

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