January 1990

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 21%
10. 2 31%
11. 3 42%
12. 4 First qtr
13. 5 64%
14. 6 75%
15. 7 84%
16. 8 92%
17. 9 97%
18. 10 Full
19. 11 100%
20. 12 97%
21. 13 93%
22. 14 86%
23. 15 79%
24. 16 70%
25. 17 61%
26. 18 Last qtr
27. 19 42%
28. 20 33%
29. 21 25%
30. 22 17%
31. 23 10%
32. 24 5%
33. 25 1%
34. 26 New
35. 27 1%
36. 28 4%
37. 29 10%
38. 30 18%
39. 31 27%

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

Events in January 1990

1. Tue, Jan 212:56 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

2. Thu, Jan 45:40 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sat, Jan 64:04 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

4. Sun, Jan 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.

5. Mon, Jan 88:55 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Tue, Jan 97:37 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jan 105:53 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jan 104:27 PM

   Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Wed, Jan 1011:57 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

10. Sat, Jan 139:09 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jan 184:18 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Thu, Jan 185:37 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

13. Fri, Jan 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

14. Tue, Jan 2310:14 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jan 248:00 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Jan 245:52 PM

    Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Jan 246:53 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Jan 252:33 AM

    Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

19. Thu, Jan 255:15 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Jan 262:20 PM

    New Moon

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

21. Fri, Jan 262:30 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

22. Sat, Jan 278:09 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

23. Sat, Jan 273:42 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

24. Sat, Jan 277:45 PM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

25. Wed, Jan 317:40 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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