January 2074

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 18%
10. 2 26%
11. 3 35%
12. 4 45%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 64%
15. 7 72%
16. 8 80%
17. 9 87%
18. 10 93%
19. 11 97%
20. 12 100%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 98%
23. 15 93%
24. 16 87%
25. 17 78%
26. 18 68%
27. 19 57%
28. 20 Last qtr
29. 21 35%
30. 22 24%
31. 23 15%
32. 24 8%
33. 25 3%
34. 26 0%
35. 27 New
36. 28 2%
37. 29 6%
38. 30 12%
39. 31 19%

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

Events in January 2074

1. Fri, Jan 51:18 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sat, Jan 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

3. Mon, Jan 85:35 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Fri, Jan 124:13 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jan 131:31 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

6. Sun, Jan 148:15 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jan 163:13 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jan 175:30 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Sat, Jan 203:20 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sun, Jan 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.

11. Mon, Jan 221:07 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jan 2410:02 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jan 271:37 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, Jan 271:41 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

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

15. Sat, Jan 276:48 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Jan 2710:41 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

17. Sat, Jan 2711:07 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Jan 283:22 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

19. Mon, Jan 2912:44 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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