January 2040

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 96%
9. 2 91%
10. 3 85%
11. 4 77%
12. 5 68%
13. 6 58%
14. 7 Last qtr
15. 8 37%
16. 9 26%
17. 10 17%
18. 11 9%
19. 12 3%
20. 13 New
21. 14 1%
22. 15 4%
23. 16 10%
24. 17 17%
25. 18 26%
26. 19 36%
27. 20 First qtr
28. 21 56%
29. 22 66%
30. 23 74%
31. 24 82%
32. 25 89%
33. 26 94%
34. 27 98%
35. 28 100%
36. 29 Full
37. 30 98%
38. 31 94%

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

Events in January 2040

1. Sun, Jan 17:11 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Jan 210:19 AM

   Mars at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Wed, Jan 410:04 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Fri, Jan 62:30 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 69:12 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 76:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Wed, Jan 1112:11 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jan 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

9. Fri, Jan 1310:25 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, Jan 148:28 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Jan 209:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Fri, Jan 209:44 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jan 212:31 PM

    Uranus at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

14. Wed, Jan 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

15. Thu, Jan 265:14 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Jan 2811:09 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Jan 292:55 AM

    Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

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