January 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 8%
15. 2 3%
16. 3 0%
17. 4 New
18. 5 2%
19. 6 5%
20. 7 11%
21. 8 17%
22. 9 25%
23. 10 34%
24. 11 43%
25. 12 First qtr
26. 13 62%
27. 14 71%
28. 15 80%
29. 16 88%
30. 17 94%
31. 18 98%
32. 19 Full
33. 20 99%
34. 21 95%
35. 22 89%
36. 23 80%
37. 24 70%
38. 25 59%
39. 26 Last qtr
40. 27 37%
41. 28 27%
42. 29 18%
43. 30 11%
44. 31 6%

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

Events in January 2011

1. Sun, Jan 29:02 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Jan 43:50 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

3. Tue, Jan 44:03 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Tue, Jan 47:50 AM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jan 46:49 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jan 73:51 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jan 811:01 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

8. Sun, Jan 99:27 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Mon, Jan 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

10. Mon, Jan 106:06 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Jan 126:32 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Wed, Jan 194:22 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

13. Fri, Jan 21

    Perigee

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

14. Wed, Jan 267:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sat, Jan 2910:18 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

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