January 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 58%
9. 2 Last qtr
10. 3 37%
11. 4 27%
12. 5 17%
13. 6 9%
14. 7 3%
15. 8 New
16. 9 1%
17. 10 4%
18. 11 9%
19. 12 17%
20. 13 26%
21. 14 36%
22. 15 First qtr
23. 16 56%
24. 17 65%
25. 18 74%
26. 19 82%
27. 20 88%
28. 21 94%
29. 22 97%
30. 23 99%
31. 24 Full
32. 25 98%
33. 26 95%
34. 27 89%
35. 28 82%
36. 29 74%
37. 30 64%
38. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in January 1978

1. Mon, Jan 27:07 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Jan 46:02 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jan 69:18 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Jan 69:53 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Jan 78:24 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jan 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

7. Sun, Jan 811:00 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, Jan 113:57 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Sun, Jan 1510:03 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Fri, Jan 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

11. Sat, Jan 211:49 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jan 217:02 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

13. Sun, Jan 2212:34 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

14. Tue, Jan 242:56 AM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

15. Thu, Jan 263:29 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Jan 316:51 PM

    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.