January 1985

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 73%
11. 2 81%
12. 3 88%
13. 4 94%
14. 5 98%
15. 6 Full
16. 7 99%
17. 8 97%
18. 9 91%
19. 10 84%
20. 11 75%
21. 12 64%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 42%
24. 15 31%
25. 16 21%
26. 17 13%
27. 18 7%
28. 19 2%
29. 20 New
30. 21 1%
31. 22 3%
32. 23 7%
33. 24 13%
34. 25 20%
35. 26 28%
36. 27 37%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 55%
39. 30 65%
40. 31 74%

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

Events in January 1985

1. Thu, Jan 39:11 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Sun, Jan 69:16 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

3. Fri, Jan 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

4. Sun, Jan 1312:36 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jan 136:27 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Jan 145:22 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

7. Wed, Jan 161:58 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 171:13 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jan 185:17 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jan 185:53 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Jan 198:38 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jan 2012:26 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jan 209:28 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Mon, Jan 219:29 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Thu, Jan 2411:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Jan 2411:46 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

17. Fri, Jan 252:22 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Jan 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

19. Mon, Jan 2810:29 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Thu, Jan 314:50 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Jan 311:35 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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