January 2012

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 First qtr
9. 2 64%
10. 3 72%
11. 4 80%
12. 5 87%
13. 6 93%
14. 7 97%
15. 8 100%
16. 9 Full
17. 10 98%
18. 11 93%
19. 12 87%
20. 13 79%
21. 14 69%
22. 15 58%
23. 16 Last qtr
24. 17 35%
25. 18 25%
26. 19 16%
27. 20 8%
28. 21 3%
29. 22 1%
30. 23 New
31. 24 2%
32. 25 6%
33. 26 12%
34. 27 19%
35. 28 28%
36. 29 37%
37. 30 First qtr
38. 31 55%

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

Events in January 2012

1. Sun, Jan 11:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, Jan 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

3. Mon, Jan 26:13 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Jan 92:30 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

5. Fri, Jan 1310:22 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Jan 164:08 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Jan 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

8. Sun, Jan 227:02 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 232:39 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Mon, Jan 306:28 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Jan 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

12. Mon, Jan 3011:10 PM

    First Quarter

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

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