January 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 72%
12. 2 62%
13. 3 Last qtr
14. 4 40%
15. 5 29%
16. 6 19%
17. 7 11%
18. 8 5%
19. 9 1%
20. 10 New
21. 11 2%
22. 12 6%
23. 13 13%
24. 14 20%
25. 15 29%
26. 16 39%
27. 17 First qtr
28. 18 58%
29. 19 67%
30. 20 75%
31. 21 83%
32. 22 89%
33. 23 94%
34. 24 98%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 99%
37. 27 97%
38. 28 92%
39. 29 85%
40. 30 77%
41. 31 67%

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

Events in January 1986

1. Fri, Jan 32:47 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, Jan 56:39 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jan 77:20 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jan 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

5. Wed, Jan 85:35 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Jan 86:19 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Jan 94:37 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 97:40 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jan 103:25 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jan 107:22 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Sun, Jan 1211:30 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Jan 175:14 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sun, Jan 1910:23 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

14. Sun, Jan 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

15. Sat, Jan 257:31 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

16. Fri, Jan 317:54 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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