January 2048

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 Full
12. 2 98%
13. 3 94%
14. 4 89%
15. 5 81%
16. 6 72%
17. 7 62%
18. 8 Last qtr
19. 9 40%
20. 10 29%
21. 11 19%
22. 12 10%
23. 13 4%
24. 14 1%
25. 15 New
26. 16 2%
27. 17 6%
28. 18 13%
29. 19 21%
30. 20 29%
31. 21 39%
32. 22 First qtr
33. 23 58%
34. 24 67%
35. 25 75%
36. 26 83%
37. 27 90%
38. 28 95%
39. 29 98%
40. 30 Full
41. 31 99%

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

Events in January 2048

1. Wed, Jan 11:52 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

2. Wed, Jan 11:57 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

3. Wed, Jan 81:49 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Jan 127:27 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jan 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.

6. Sun, Jan 1211:56 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

7. Tue, Jan 144:01 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jan 156:32 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Jan 163:42 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Jan 224:56 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Jan 241:59 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Jan 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

13. Tue, Jan 286:43 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Thu, Jan 309:20 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Jan 307:14 PM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonBlue 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.