January 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 93%
9. 2 97%
10. 3 99%
11. 4 Full
12. 5 98%
13. 6 94%
14. 7 87%
15. 8 79%
16. 9 69%
17. 10 58%
18. 11 Last qtr
19. 12 36%
20. 13 25%
21. 14 16%
22. 15 9%
23. 16 3%
24. 17 1%
25. 18 New
26. 19 2%
27. 20 6%
28. 21 12%
29. 22 19%
30. 23 27%
31. 24 36%
32. 25 First qtr
33. 26 55%
34. 27 64%
35. 28 73%
36. 29 81%
37. 30 88%
38. 31 94%

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

Events in January 1950

1. Sun, Jan 16:22 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Tue, Jan 36:44 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Jan 42:48 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

4. Sun, Jan 811:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jan 103:25 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Jan 1011:52 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jan 115:31 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, Jan 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

9. Tue, Jan 1711:39 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

10. Wed, Jan 183:00 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Jan 192:17 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jan 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

13. Wed, Jan 2511:40 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, Jan 301:44 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jan 311:37 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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