January 2024

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 72%
10. 2 64%
11. 3 Last qtr
12. 4 45%
13. 5 35%
14. 6 26%
15. 7 17%
16. 8 10%
17. 9 4%
18. 10 1%
19. 11 New
20. 12 2%
21. 13 7%
22. 14 14%
23. 15 24%
24. 16 34%
25. 17 First qtr
26. 18 56%
27. 19 67%
28. 20 76%
29. 21 84%
30. 22 91%
31. 23 96%
32. 24 99%
33. 25 Full
34. 26 99%
35. 27 96%
36. 28 92%
37. 29 86%
38. 30 79%
39. 31 71%

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

Events in January 2024

1. Mon, Jan 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

2. Wed, Jan 310:31 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Jan 103:46 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jan 116:57 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Jan 129:40 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

6. Sat, Jan 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.

7. Sun, Jan 145:50 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jan 154:03 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Jan 1710:53 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Jan 182:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Jan 191:11 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jan 2512:54 PM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

13. Sat, Jan 279:57 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 29

    Apogee

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

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