Moon calendar
January 2072
- 1 79%
- 2 87%
- 3 94%
- 4 98%
- 5 Full
- 6 99%
- 7 94%
- 8 87%
- 9 79%
- 10 69%
- 11 58%
- 12 Last qtr
- 13 37%
- 14 27%
- 15 19%
- 16 12%
- 17 6%
- 18 2%
- 19 0%
- 20 New
- 21 2%
- 22 5%
- 23 10%
- 24 17%
- 25 24%
- 26 33%
- 27 43%
- 28 First qtr
- 29 63%
- 30 73%
- 31 83%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in January 2072
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10:39 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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5:28 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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8:42 AM
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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11:15 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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1:13 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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7:55 PM
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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4:54 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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6:14 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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6:27 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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1:12 PM
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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1:35 AM
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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2:11 AM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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5:08 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:36 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:10 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.