January 1974

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 First qtr
11. 2 60%
12. 3 70%
13. 4 80%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 95%
16. 7 99%
17. 8 Full
18. 9 98%
19. 10 93%
20. 11 86%
21. 12 77%
22. 13 67%
23. 14 57%
24. 15 Last qtr
25. 16 36%
26. 17 27%
27. 18 19%
28. 19 12%
29. 20 7%
30. 21 3%
31. 22 1%
32. 23 New
33. 24 1%
34. 25 5%
35. 26 9%
36. 27 16%
37. 28 24%
38. 29 33%
39. 30 43%
40. 31 First qtr

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

Events in January 1974

1. Tue, Jan 11:06 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Thu, Jan 35:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Jan 74:31 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jan 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.

5. Tue, Jan 88:36 AM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

6. Wed, Jan 94:04 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, Jan 153:04 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, Jan 184:58 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 21

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

10. Wed, Jan 237:02 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Wed, Jan 238:23 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jan 235:16 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

13. Thu, Jan 249:04 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

14. Thu, Jan 244:48 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Jan 281:31 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Jan 313:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Thu, Jan 3112:17 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

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