January 1998

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 11%
13. 2 19%
14. 3 29%
15. 4 40%
16. 5 First qtr
17. 6 63%
18. 7 73%
19. 8 82%
20. 9 90%
21. 10 95%
22. 11 99%
23. 12 Full
24. 13 99%
25. 14 96%
26. 15 91%
27. 16 85%
28. 17 78%
29. 18 70%
30. 19 61%
31. 20 Last qtr
32. 21 42%
33. 22 32%
34. 23 23%
35. 24 15%
36. 25 8%
37. 26 3%
38. 27 0%
39. 28 New
40. 29 3%
41. 30 8%
42. 31 16%

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

Events in January 1998

1. Thu, Jan 14:07 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Jan 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.

3. Mon, Jan 57:21 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Jan 59:18 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Tue, Jan 69:17 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Sat, Jan 109:54 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jan 1212:24 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

8. Fri, Jan 166:12 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

9. Sun, Jan 18

   Apogee

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

10. Mon, Jan 195:38 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

11. Tue, Jan 202:40 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Tue, Jan 2011:07 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 267:17 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jan 2711:22 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jan 281:01 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Wed, Jan 281:57 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jan 283:05 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

18. Thu, Jan 2910:54 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Jan 2911:40 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

20. Thu, Jan 297:06 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Jan 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

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