January 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 37%
11. 2 28%
12. 3 20%
13. 4 13%
14. 5 7%
15. 6 3%
16. 7 1%
17. 8 New
18. 9 2%
19. 10 5%
20. 11 11%
21. 12 18%
22. 13 27%
23. 14 38%
24. 15 First qtr
25. 16 60%
26. 17 71%
27. 18 81%
28. 19 89%
29. 20 95%
30. 21 99%
31. 22 Full
32. 23 98%
33. 24 95%
34. 25 89%
35. 26 82%
36. 27 73%
37. 28 64%
38. 29 55%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 36%

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

Events in January 2008

1. Thu, Jan 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

2. Mon, Jan 75:27 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jan 86:37 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Wed, Jan 910:39 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jan 108:31 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 126:12 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jan 152:46 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sat, Jan 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.

9. Sat, Jan 196:34 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Jan 2212:27 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Tue, Jan 228:35 AM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

12. Tue, Jan 228:22 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Jan 2411:12 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Jan 3012:03 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, Jan 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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