Moon calendar
January 2023
- 1 76%
- 2 84%
- 3 91%
- 4 95%
- 5 98%
- 6 Full
- 7 99%
- 8 97%
- 9 93%
- 10 88%
- 11 81%
- 12 73%
- 13 64%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 44%
- 16 33%
- 17 23%
- 18 14%
- 19 7%
- 20 2%
- 21 New
- 22 1%
- 23 5%
- 24 12%
- 25 20%
- 26 30%
- 27 40%
- 28 First qtr
- 29 61%
- 30 70%
- 31 79%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in January 2023
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4:52 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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2:46 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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6:08 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:49 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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9:11 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:53 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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5:12 PM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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4:25 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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4:32 AM
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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5:19 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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2:42 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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10:18 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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10:19 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:36 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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12:58 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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11:26 PM
Moon and Mars 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.