January 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 2%
12. 2 New
13. 3 1%
14. 4 4%
15. 5 9%
16. 6 16%
17. 7 24%
18. 8 33%
19. 9 42%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 61%
22. 12 70%
23. 13 78%
24. 14 86%
25. 15 92%
26. 16 97%
27. 17 99%
28. 18 Full
29. 19 98%
30. 20 94%
31. 21 87%
32. 22 79%
33. 23 69%
34. 24 57%
35. 25 Last qtr
36. 26 35%
37. 27 25%
38. 28 16%
39. 29 9%
40. 30 4%
41. 31 1%

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

Events in January 2003

1. Thu, Jan 23:23 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Jan 37:56 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Jan 44:23 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jan 511:21 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 108:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, Jan 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

7. Fri, Jan 109:26 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Sat, Jan 112:54 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Wed, Jan 152:28 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 185:48 AM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

11. Sun, Jan 1911:32 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jan 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

13. Sat, Jan 253:33 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Mon, Jan 2710:02 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jan 281:13 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Jan 305:34 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Jan 306:42 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

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