January 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 3%
13. 3 8%
14. 4 15%
15. 5 25%
16. 6 35%
17. 7 First qtr
18. 8 56%
19. 9 66%
20. 10 75%
21. 11 83%
22. 12 89%
23. 13 94%
24. 14 98%
25. 15 Full
26. 16 100%
27. 17 98%
28. 18 94%
29. 19 89%
30. 20 83%
31. 21 75%
32. 22 65%
33. 23 55%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 34%
36. 26 24%
37. 27 15%
38. 28 7%
39. 29 2%
40. 30 New
41. 31 1%

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

Events in January 2014

1. Wed, Jan 16:14 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Jan 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

3. Thu, Jan 26:12 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jan 54:00 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

5. Tue, Jan 76:19 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Jan 710:39 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Jan 117:20 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

8. Wed, Jan 1512:05 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Jan 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

10. Wed, Jan 1511:52 PM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

11. Wed, Jan 2210:50 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Jan 2412:19 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Jan 258:42 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jan 289:57 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Jan 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

16. Thu, Jan 304:39 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

17. Fri, Jan 315:01 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

18. Fri, Jan 3111:38 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

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