January 1963

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 35%
11. 2 First qtr
12. 3 58%
13. 4 69%
14. 5 79%
15. 6 87%
16. 7 94%
17. 8 98%
18. 9 Full
19. 10 99%
20. 11 97%
21. 12 92%
22. 13 86%
23. 14 78%
24. 15 70%
25. 16 61%
26. 17 Last qtr
27. 18 42%
28. 19 33%
29. 20 24%
30. 21 16%
31. 22 9%
32. 23 4%
33. 24 1%
34. 25 New
35. 26 2%
36. 27 6%
37. 28 13%
38. 29 21%
39. 30 31%
40. 31 43%

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

Events in January 1963

1. Wed, Jan 28:02 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Fri, Jan 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

3. Fri, Jan 43:38 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Wed, Jan 96:08 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

5. Wed, Jan 96:19 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

6. Sat, Jan 128:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jan 137:22 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

9. Thu, Jan 173:34 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sat, Jan 194:35 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jan 205:59 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Mon, Jan 2112:37 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jan 2210:33 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

14. Thu, Jan 242:25 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Jan 258:36 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

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

16. Fri, Jan 258:42 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Fri, Jan 2510:25 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Jan 283:49 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Jan 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

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