January 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 First qtr
15. 2 60%
16. 3 71%
17. 4 81%
18. 5 89%
19. 6 95%
20. 7 99%
21. 8 Full
22. 9 98%
23. 10 94%
24. 11 88%
25. 12 80%
26. 13 71%
27. 14 62%
28. 15 Last qtr
29. 16 43%
30. 17 34%
31. 18 25%
32. 19 17%
33. 20 11%
34. 21 5%
35. 22 2%
36. 23 New
37. 24 1%
38. 25 3%
39. 26 8%
40. 27 15%
41. 28 23%
42. 29 33%
43. 30 44%
44. 31 First qtr

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

Events in January 1955

1. Sat, Jan 13:29 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Thu, Jan 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

3. Thu, Jan 69:03 PM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Jan 87:32 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Sat, Jan 87:44 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

6. Sat, Jan 89:35 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.

7. Sat, Jan 89:37 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jan 89:55 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Jan 152:48 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

10. Sat, Jan 155:14 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sun, Jan 168:34 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

12. Mon, Jan 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

13. Sun, Jan 238:07 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Jan 258:14 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jan 2510:07 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Fri, Jan 283:30 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

17. Mon, Jan 3112:06 AM

    First Quarter

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

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