January 2022

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 2%
15. 2 New
16. 3 1%
17. 4 6%
18. 5 12%
19. 6 20%
20. 7 30%
21. 8 40%
22. 9 First qtr
23. 10 59%
24. 11 69%
25. 12 77%
26. 13 84%
27. 14 91%
28. 15 95%
29. 16 98%
30. 17 Full
31. 18 99%
32. 19 97%
33. 20 93%
34. 21 87%
35. 22 79%
36. 23 70%
37. 24 60%
38. 25 Last qtr
39. 26 37%
40. 27 27%
41. 28 17%
42. 29 9%
43. 30 3%
44. 31 1%

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

Events in January 2022

1. Sat, Jan 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

2. Sun, Jan 21:34 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Jan 39:37 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jan 41:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Jan 59:57 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jan 76:00 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

7. Fri, Jan 77:40 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jan 87:42 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

9. Sun, Jan 91:11 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Jan 117:21 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Jan 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

12. Mon, Jan 176:49 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

13. Sun, Jan 235:20 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Tue, Jan 258:41 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sat, Jan 2910:10 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Jan 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.

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