January 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 70%
15. 2 61%
16. 3 Last qtr
17. 4 40%
18. 5 30%
19. 6 20%
20. 7 12%
21. 8 5%
22. 9 1%
23. 10 New
24. 11 2%
25. 12 7%
26. 13 15%
27. 14 24%
28. 15 34%
29. 16 44%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 64%
32. 19 73%
33. 20 81%
34. 21 88%
35. 22 93%
36. 23 97%
37. 24 99%
38. 25 Full
39. 26 98%
40. 27 95%
41. 28 90%
42. 29 84%
43. 30 76%
44. 31 67%

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

Events in January 2005

1. Mon, Jan 312:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, Jan 38:22 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jan 71:36 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Jan 88:29 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Jan 88:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 810:02 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jan 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

8. Mon, Jan 107:03 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Tue, Jan 118:31 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jan 135:07 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jan 135:53 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

12. Thu, Jan 139:31 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 171:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sun, Jan 23

    Apogee

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

15. Mon, Jan 244:16 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Jan 255:33 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

17. Mon, Jan 315:08 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

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