January 1948

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 69%
13. 2 58%
14. 3 Last qtr
15. 4 37%
16. 5 27%
17. 6 19%
18. 7 12%
19. 8 6%
20. 9 2%
21. 10 0%
22. 11 New
23. 12 2%
24. 13 5%
25. 14 10%
26. 15 16%
27. 16 24%
28. 17 33%
29. 18 42%
30. 19 First qtr
31. 20 63%
32. 21 73%
33. 22 82%
34. 23 90%
35. 24 96%
36. 25 99%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 97%
39. 28 91%
40. 29 83%
41. 30 74%
42. 31 64%

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

Events in January 1948

1. Sat, Jan 36:13 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Jan 37:55 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Jan 37:57 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Jan 88:24 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jan 112:45 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, Jan 112:01 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jan 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

8. Wed, Jan 142:09 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 196:32 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Fri, Jan 236:26 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Jan 262:11 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

12. Mon, Jan 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.

13. Tue, Jan 271:38 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Jan 2812:56 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Jan 303:22 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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