January 2010

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 99%
14. 2 95%
15. 3 88%
16. 4 79%
17. 5 69%
18. 6 58%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 37%
21. 9 27%
22. 10 19%
23. 11 12%
24. 12 6%
25. 13 2%
26. 14 0%
27. 15 New
28. 16 2%
29. 17 5%
30. 18 10%
31. 19 16%
32. 20 24%
33. 21 33%
34. 22 43%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 63%
37. 25 73%
38. 26 83%
39. 27 91%
40. 28 96%
41. 29 100%
42. 30 Full
43. 31 97%

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

Events in January 2010

1. Fri, Jan 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

2. Mon, Jan 42:00 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Tue, Jan 55:40 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jan 75:40 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Mon, Jan 113:25 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

6. Wed, Jan 1311:35 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Jan 152:06 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

8. Fri, Jan 152:12 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Fri, Jan 154:03 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 16

    Apogee

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

11. Sun, Jan 173:23 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jan 177:44 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 181:22 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Jan 235:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Wed, Jan 2712:30 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Fri, Jan 292:36 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

17. Sat, Jan 301:18 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

18. Sat, Jan 30

    Perigee

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

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