January 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 New
13. 2 2%
14. 3 5%
15. 4 10%
16. 5 17%
17. 6 25%
18. 7 33%
19. 8 42%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 61%
22. 11 70%
23. 12 79%
24. 13 86%
25. 14 93%
26. 15 97%
27. 16 Full
28. 17 99%
29. 18 97%
30. 19 92%
31. 20 84%
32. 21 75%
33. 22 64%
34. 23 Last qtr
35. 24 42%
36. 25 31%
37. 26 21%
38. 27 13%
39. 28 7%
40. 29 3%
41. 30 1%
42. 31 New

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

Events in January 1976

1. Thu, Jan 19:40 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Jan 712:46 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Thu, Jan 8

   Apogee

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

4. Fri, Jan 93:18 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 97:40 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Sun, Jan 1111:48 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Jan 1611:47 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

8. Tue, Jan 205:43 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

9. Tue, Jan 20

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.

10. Fri, Jan 2312:27 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

11. Fri, Jan 236:05 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sat, Jan 2412:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 264:25 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Jan 283:00 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Jan 298:13 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Jan 311:20 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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