January 1979

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 12%
10. 2 21%
11. 3 31%
12. 4 42%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 63%
15. 7 73%
16. 8 81%
17. 9 88%
18. 10 94%
19. 11 98%
20. 12 100%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 98%
23. 15 95%
24. 16 90%
25. 17 84%
26. 18 76%
27. 19 67%
28. 20 58%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 37%
31. 23 27%
32. 24 18%
33. 25 10%
34. 26 4%
35. 27 1%
36. 28 New
37. 29 3%
38. 30 9%
39. 31 17%

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

Events in January 1979

1. Fri, Jan 56:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sat, Jan 132:09 AM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

3. Sun, Jan 144:10 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jan 14

   Apogee

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

5. Wed, Jan 179:23 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jan 181:20 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Sat, Jan 207:49 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, Jan 216:24 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Mon, Jan 226:26 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Jan 2410:04 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

11. Wed, Jan 245:05 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jan 248:25 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Jan 248:26 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Jan 263:47 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Jan 275:37 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Jan 2710:19 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Jan 281:20 AM

    New Moon

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

18. Sun, Jan 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

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