January 1991

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 95%
12. 3 88%
13. 4 80%
14. 5 71%
15. 6 61%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 41%
18. 9 32%
19. 10 23%
20. 11 16%
21. 12 10%
22. 13 5%
23. 14 2%
24. 15 New
25. 16 0%
26. 17 3%
27. 18 7%
28. 19 13%
29. 20 21%
30. 21 30%
31. 22 40%
32. 23 First qtr
33. 24 63%
34. 25 73%
35. 26 83%
36. 27 91%
37. 28 97%
38. 29 100%
39. 30 Full
40. 31 97%

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

Events in January 1991

1. Tue, Jan 12:50 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jan 25:12 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jan 410:22 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

4. Mon, Jan 71:36 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sat, Jan 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

6. Sun, Jan 133:00 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jan 144:10 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Mon, Jan 141:17 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 149:31 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Jan 149:37 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Tue, Jan 156:50 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Tue, Jan 156:52 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.

13. Tue, Jan 1511:02 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Jan 1710:37 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Jan 182:47 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

16. Wed, Jan 239:22 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Jan 2311:11 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Jan 258:54 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Jan 2610:44 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Jan 261:34 PM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.

21. Mon, Jan 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.

22. Mon, Jan 287:14 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

23. Tue, Jan 2910:50 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

24. Wed, Jan 3012:58 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

25. Wed, Jan 301:10 AM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

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