January 2019

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 18%
11. 2 11%
12. 3 5%
13. 4 2%
14. 5 New
15. 6 0%
16. 7 2%
17. 8 6%
18. 9 12%
19. 10 18%
20. 11 26%
21. 12 35%
22. 13 44%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 65%
25. 16 74%
26. 17 83%
27. 18 91%
28. 19 97%
29. 20 100%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 97%
32. 23 91%
33. 24 83%
34. 25 73%
35. 26 63%
36. 27 Last qtr
37. 28 41%
38. 29 32%
39. 30 23%
40. 31 15%

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

Events in January 2019

1. Tue, Jan 15:26 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jan 212:51 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

3. Thu, Jan 33:23 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Jan 412:42 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jan 51:32 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 58:28 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, Jan 58:41 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

8. Sat, Jan 511:58 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

9. Tue, Jan 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

10. Thu, Jan 107:48 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jan 127:11 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jan 138:30 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 141:46 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, Jan 1410:55 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Jan 2112:12 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

16. Mon, Jan 2112:16 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonSupermoon

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

17. Mon, Jan 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

18. Tue, Jan 227:27 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Jan 274:11 PM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Tue, Jan 299:33 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

21. Wed, Jan 307:23 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Jan 3112:35 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

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