January 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 Full
10. 2 99%
11. 3 96%
12. 4 90%
13. 5 82%
14. 6 73%
15. 7 63%
16. 8 Last qtr
17. 9 42%
18. 10 33%
19. 11 24%
20. 12 16%
21. 13 10%
22. 14 5%
23. 15 2%
24. 16 New
25. 17 0%
26. 18 2%
27. 19 6%
28. 20 12%
29. 21 19%
30. 22 27%
31. 23 37%
32. 24 First qtr
33. 25 59%
34. 26 69%
35. 27 80%
36. 28 88%
37. 29 95%
38. 30 99%
39. 31 Full

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

Events in January 2018

1. Mon, Jan 12:54 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Mon, Jan 1

   Perigee

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

3. Mon, Jan 19:24 PM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

4. Sat, Jan 67:41 PM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jan 85:25 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Tue, Jan 91:21 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

7. Thu, Jan 113:21 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jan 116:26 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Thu, Jan 117:34 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 132:03 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jan 148:49 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jan 14

    Apogee

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

13. Mon, Jan 151:34 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 152:03 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jan 169:17 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Wed, Jan 171:30 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jan 203:45 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Jan 2311:16 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

19. Wed, Jan 245:20 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Tue, Jan 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

21. Wed, Jan 318:27 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonBlue Moon

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

22. Wed, Jan 318:29 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

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