January 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 93%
9. 2 97%
10. 3 99%
11. 4 Full
12. 5 99%
13. 6 96%
14. 7 91%
15. 8 85%
16. 9 77%
17. 10 68%
18. 11 58%
19. 12 Last qtr
20. 13 36%
21. 14 26%
22. 15 16%
23. 16 8%
24. 17 3%
25. 18 New
26. 19 1%
27. 20 4%
28. 21 10%
29. 22 17%
30. 23 26%
31. 24 36%
32. 25 First qtr
33. 26 56%
34. 27 66%
35. 28 74%
36. 29 82%
37. 30 89%
38. 31 94%

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

Events in January 2102

1. Sun, Jan 14:15 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Jan 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Wed, Jan 46:54 AM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

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

4. Fri, Jan 611:37 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Mon, Jan 99:48 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jan 125:36 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Jan 1511:40 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Jan 172:07 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

9. Wed, Jan 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.

10. Wed, Jan 189:07 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Wed, Jan 189:17 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Wed, Jan 259:10 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sat, Jan 289:46 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jan 2912:04 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Mon, Jan 30

    Apogee

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

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