January 2056

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 98%
15. 2 Full
16. 3 99%
17. 4 96%
18. 5 91%
19. 6 84%
20. 7 75%
21. 8 64%
22. 9 Last qtr
23. 10 42%
24. 11 31%
25. 12 21%
26. 13 12%
27. 14 6%
28. 15 2%
29. 16 New
30. 17 1%
31. 18 4%
32. 19 8%
33. 20 15%
34. 21 22%
35. 22 30%
36. 23 39%
37. 24 First qtr
38. 25 58%
39. 26 67%
40. 27 76%
41. 28 84%
42. 29 91%
43. 30 96%
44. 31 99%

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

Events in January 2056

1. Sun, Jan 25:06 PM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

2. Mon, Jan 31:36 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Jan 56:49 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Sun, Jan 96:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jan 96:14 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Jan 103:22 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

7. Mon, Jan 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.

8. Tue, Jan 119:18 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jan 143:18 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 155:06 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Jan 156:08 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jan 153:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jan 167:45 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jan 165:11 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Sun, Jan 165:14 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

16. Sat, Jan 223:18 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Jan 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

18. Mon, Jan 243:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Thu, Jan 277:41 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Jan 286:18 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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