January 1952

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 24%
11. 2 34%
12. 3 First qtr
13. 4 55%
14. 5 65%
15. 6 75%
16. 7 83%
17. 8 89%
18. 9 94%
19. 10 98%
20. 11 Full
21. 12 100%
22. 13 98%
23. 14 95%
24. 15 89%
25. 16 83%
26. 17 75%
27. 18 66%
28. 19 56%
29. 20 Last qtr
30. 21 35%
31. 22 24%
32. 23 15%
33. 24 8%
34. 25 2%
35. 26 New
36. 27 1%
37. 28 5%
38. 29 11%
39. 30 19%
40. 31 29%

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

Events in January 1952

1. Wed, Jan 22:30 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jan 23:14 PM

   Mars, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Jan 34:11 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

4. Thu, Jan 311:51 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jan 311:42 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Sun, Jan 63:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Fri, Jan 115:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jan 1111:55 PM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

9. Sat, Jan 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

10. Sat, Jan 193:52 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Sun, Jan 201:09 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Fri, Jan 2512:00 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jan 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

14. Sat, Jan 265:26 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Thu, Jan 313:20 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

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