January 1969

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 96%
12. 2 99%
13. 3 Full
14. 4 99%
15. 5 96%
16. 6 92%
17. 7 86%
18. 8 78%
19. 9 69%
20. 10 59%
21. 11 Last qtr
22. 12 38%
23. 13 27%
24. 14 17%
25. 15 9%
26. 16 4%
27. 17 New
28. 18 1%
29. 19 3%
30. 20 9%
31. 21 16%
32. 22 25%
33. 23 34%
34. 24 44%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 63%
37. 27 72%
38. 28 80%
39. 29 87%
40. 30 93%
41. 31 97%

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

Events in January 1969

1. Wed, Jan 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

2. Fri, Jan 31:28 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

3. Fri, Jan 101:55 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Jan 102:58 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 105:23 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 119:00 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Jan 122:02 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jan 1310:18 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Thu, Jan 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

10. Fri, Jan 1711:59 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Sun, Jan 195:02 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jan 2111:58 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Jan 239:24 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Jan 253:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Jan 265:15 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Tue, Jan 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

17. Wed, Jan 293:42 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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