January 1951

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 New
10. 2 34%
11. 3 23%
12. 4 14%
13. 5 7%
14. 6 2%
15. 7 New
16. 8 1%
17. 9 5%
18. 10 11%
19. 11 19%
20. 12 28%
21. 13 37%
22. 14 First qtr
23. 15 57%
24. 16 66%
25. 17 75%
26. 18 82%
27. 19 89%
28. 20 94%
29. 21 98%
30. 22 Full
31. 23 100%
32. 24 98%
33. 25 94%
34. 26 88%
35. 27 80%
36. 28 71%
37. 29 60%
38. 30 Last qtr
39. 31 38%

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

Events in January 1951

1. Mon, Jan 112:11 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, Jan 13:25 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Mon, Jan 14:46 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Jan 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.

5. Sun, Jan 73:10 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Jan 82:30 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jan 910:09 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 112:39 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Jan 147:23 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Jan 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

11. Sat, Jan 209:04 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jan 2211:47 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

13. Tue, Jan 236:12 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Sat, Jan 273:37 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Jan 2810:40 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Jan 3010:14 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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