January 1957

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 0%
11. 2 3%
12. 3 6%
13. 4 12%
14. 5 18%
15. 6 26%
16. 7 35%
17. 8 44%
18. 9 First qtr
19. 10 64%
20. 11 74%
21. 12 83%
22. 13 91%
23. 14 96%
24. 15 99%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 97%
27. 18 91%
28. 19 83%
29. 20 73%
30. 21 63%
31. 22 Last qtr
32. 23 42%
33. 24 32%
34. 25 23%
35. 26 15%
36. 27 9%
37. 28 4%
38. 29 1%
39. 30 New
40. 31 1%

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

Events in January 1957

1. Wed, Jan 27:04 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Jan 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

3. Wed, Jan 91:29 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jan 92:06 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Thu, Jan 1010:05 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Wed, Jan 161:21 AM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

7. Wed, Jan 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

8. Mon, Jan 213:33 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jan 224:40 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Jan 224:48 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Thu, Jan 2411:06 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

12. Fri, Jan 256:32 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 2810:18 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 2812:45 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Jan 2811:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Jan 304:25 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Thu, Jan 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.

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