January 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 71%
13. 2 80%
14. 3 87%
15. 4 92%
16. 5 96%
17. 6 99%
18. 7 Full
19. 8 99%
20. 9 96%
21. 10 91%
22. 11 84%
23. 12 76%
24. 13 66%
25. 14 Last qtr
26. 15 44%
27. 16 33%
28. 17 23%
29. 18 14%
30. 19 7%
31. 20 2%
32. 21 New
33. 22 1%
34. 23 5%
35. 24 10%
36. 25 18%
37. 26 26%
38. 27 35%
39. 28 45%
40. 29 First qtr
41. 30 64%
42. 31 72%

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

Events in January 2004

1. Sat, Jan 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

2. Tue, Jan 68:02 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Jan 710:40 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

4. Mon, Jan 128:18 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Jan 1411:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, Jan 152:21 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jan 174:28 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Mon, Jan 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.

9. Mon, Jan 1910:37 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Jan 214:05 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Jan 2210:47 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Jan 236:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jan 241:48 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jan 2711:59 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Jan 291:04 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sat, Jan 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

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