January 2000

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 21%
15. 2 14%
16. 3 8%
17. 4 4%
18. 5 1%
19. 6 New
20. 7 1%
21. 8 3%
22. 9 8%
23. 10 14%
24. 11 22%
25. 12 31%
26. 13 41%
27. 14 First qtr
28. 15 63%
29. 16 73%
30. 17 83%
31. 18 91%
32. 19 97%
33. 20 Full
34. 21 100%
35. 22 97%
36. 23 91%
37. 24 84%
38. 25 76%
39. 26 66%
40. 27 56%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 37%
43. 30 28%
44. 31 20%

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

Events in January 2000

1. Sun, Jan 211:52 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Jan 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Thu, Jan 612:14 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jan 61:14 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, Jan 812:45 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jan 912:04 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jan 103:02 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jan 148:34 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Fri, Jan 1412:46 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 151:22 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jan 158:01 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Wed, Jan 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

13. Thu, Jan 2011:41 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

14. Thu, Jan 2011:43 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

15. Fri, Jan 211:06 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Jan 241:13 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

17. Fri, Jan 282:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Fri, Jan 284:52 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Jan 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

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