January 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 12%
14. 2 6%
15. 3 2%
16. 4 New
17. 5 0%
18. 6 3%
19. 7 8%
20. 8 16%
21. 9 25%
22. 10 35%
23. 11 First qtr
24. 12 58%
25. 13 69%
26. 14 79%
27. 15 87%
28. 16 94%
29. 17 98%
30. 18 Full
31. 19 100%
32. 20 97%
33. 21 93%
34. 22 87%
35. 23 80%
36. 24 72%
37. 25 64%
38. 26 Last qtr
39. 27 45%
40. 28 35%
41. 29 26%
42. 30 18%
43. 31 11%

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

Events in January 1954

1. Fri, Jan 18:38 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Jan 48:04 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Jan 49:35 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Jan 49:38 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jan 49:48 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 1.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, Jan 49:21 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Mon, Jan 49:31 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

8. Sun, Jan 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

9. Mon, Jan 112:15 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

10. Mon, Jan 117:22 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Jan 141:16 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Fri, Jan 157:54 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 187:25 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 189:31 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

15. Mon, Jan 189:37 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

16. Mon, Jan 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

17. Tue, Jan 2610:28 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Fri, Jan 296:35 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

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