January 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 6%
15. 2 11%
16. 3 17%
17. 4 25%
18. 5 34%
19. 6 43%
20. 7 First qtr
21. 8 62%
22. 9 71%
23. 10 80%
24. 11 87%
25. 12 94%
26. 13 98%
27. 14 Full
28. 15 99%
29. 16 95%
30. 17 89%
31. 18 81%
32. 19 71%
33. 20 60%
34. 21 Last qtr
35. 22 38%
36. 23 28%
37. 24 19%
38. 25 11%
39. 26 6%
40. 27 2%
41. 28 New
42. 29 1%
43. 30 3%
44. 31 6%

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

Events in January 1949

1. Wed, Jan 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

2. Fri, Jan 76:52 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Fri, Jan 76:29 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jan 127:45 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 145:00 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

6. Sun, Jan 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.

7. Mon, Jan 1711:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jan 1710:36 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Thu, Jan 205:32 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jan 219:08 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, Jan 262:57 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jan 272:21 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Jan 272:46 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Thu, Jan 274:28 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Jan 2810:36 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Jan 289:42 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Sat, Jan 293:28 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, Jan 297:25 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

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