January 2020

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 36%
12. 2 First qtr
13. 3 55%
14. 4 64%
15. 5 73%
16. 6 82%
17. 7 89%
18. 8 95%
19. 9 98%
20. 10 Full
21. 11 99%
22. 12 95%
23. 13 89%
24. 14 81%
25. 15 71%
26. 16 60%
27. 17 Last qtr
28. 18 37%
29. 19 27%
30. 20 18%
31. 21 10%
32. 22 5%
33. 23 1%
34. 24 New
35. 25 1%
36. 26 3%
37. 27 8%
38. 28 13%
39. 29 20%
40. 30 28%
41. 31 37%

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

Events in January 2020

1. Wed, Jan 1

   Apogee

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

2. Thu, Jan 211:42 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Jan 211:46 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Jan 44:31 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 1010:01 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Fri, Jan 102:10 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

7. Fri, Jan 102:21 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

8. Sun, Jan 124:50 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 1310:17 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

10. Mon, Jan 13

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

11. Fri, Jan 177:59 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, Jan 202:46 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Jan 229:45 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Jan 239:08 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Jan 244:42 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Sat, Jan 252:07 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Jan 273:05 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Jan 284:34 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Jan 284:43 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

20. Tue, Jan 286:02 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

21. Wed, Jan 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

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