January 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 42%
13. 2 32%
14. 3 23%
15. 4 14%
16. 5 7%
17. 6 2%
18. 7 New
19. 8 1%
20. 9 5%
21. 10 12%
22. 11 21%
23. 12 30%
24. 13 41%
25. 14 First qtr
26. 15 62%
27. 16 72%
28. 17 80%
29. 18 87%
30. 19 93%
31. 20 97%
32. 21 99%
33. 22 Full
34. 23 99%
35. 24 96%
36. 25 91%
37. 26 85%
38. 27 78%
39. 28 69%
40. 29 59%
41. 30 Last qtr
42. 31 38%

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

Events in January 1970

1. Wed, Jan 78:37 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jan 73:36 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Thu, Jan 8

   Perigee

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

4. Sun, Jan 119:35 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jan 134:09 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Wed, Jan 145:47 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jan 148:18 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Jan 227:56 AM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

9. Thu, Jan 22

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

10. Sat, Jan 242:46 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

11. Tue, Jan 279:46 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Jan 309:39 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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