January 2002

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 93%
11. 2 86%
12. 3 77%
13. 4 66%
14. 5 Last qtr
15. 6 44%
16. 7 33%
17. 8 23%
18. 9 15%
19. 10 8%
20. 11 3%
21. 12 1%
22. 13 New
23. 14 1%
24. 15 5%
25. 16 9%
26. 17 15%
27. 18 23%
28. 19 31%
29. 20 40%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 60%
32. 23 69%
33. 24 78%
34. 25 87%
35. 26 93%
36. 27 98%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 99%
39. 30 95%
40. 31 89%

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

Events in January 2002

1. Tue, Jan 112:42 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

2. Wed, Jan 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

3. Sat, Jan 510:55 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Jan 96:59 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 116:41 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Sun, Jan 138:01 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jan 138:29 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Jan 145:50 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

9. Mon, Jan 141:13 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Jan 143:58 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Jan 1411:44 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jan 157:25 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Jan 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

14. Fri, Jan 189:49 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Jan 2112:47 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Thu, Jan 2410:37 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Jan 252:20 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Jan 263:36 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

19. Sat, Jan 267:15 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Jan 262:03 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, Jan 2611:32 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Jan 271:46 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

23. Mon, Jan 288:51 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

24. Mon, Jan 285:51 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

25. Wed, Jan 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.

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