January 1996

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 85%
10. 2 91%
11. 3 96%
12. 4 99%
13. 5 Full
14. 6 99%
15. 7 97%
16. 8 93%
17. 9 87%
18. 10 80%
19. 11 72%
20. 12 62%
21. 13 Last qtr
22. 14 41%
23. 15 30%
24. 16 21%
25. 17 12%
26. 18 5%
27. 19 1%
28. 20 New
29. 21 2%
30. 22 7%
31. 23 14%
32. 24 23%
33. 25 32%
34. 26 42%
35. 27 First qtr
36. 28 62%
37. 29 71%
38. 30 79%
39. 31 86%

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

Events in January 1996

1. Mon, Jan 111:28 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Jan 211:40 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Fri, Jan 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

4. Fri, Jan 53:51 PM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

5. Sun, Jan 710:33 PM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 136:19 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jan 133:45 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, Jan 136:02 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 159:57 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

10. Tue, Jan 1611:03 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Jan 178:18 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Jan 182:35 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Jan 184:32 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Fri, Jan 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

15. Sat, Jan 201:02 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Jan 202:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jan 205:41 AM

    Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, Jan 207:50 AM

    New Moon

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

19. Sat, Jan 205:55 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Jan 212:19 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

21. Tue, Jan 2312:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Jan 237:33 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

23. Sat, Jan 276:14 AM

    First Quarter

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

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