January 2104

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 15%
11. 2 24%
12. 3 34%
13. 4 First qtr
14. 5 57%
15. 6 68%
16. 7 78%
17. 8 86%
18. 9 93%
19. 10 97%
20. 11 100%
21. 12 Full
22. 13 98%
23. 14 94%
24. 15 89%
25. 16 83%
26. 17 75%
27. 18 66%
28. 19 57%
29. 20 Last qtr
30. 21 38%
31. 22 29%
32. 23 20%
33. 24 12%
34. 25 6%
35. 26 2%
36. 27 New
37. 28 1%
38. 29 5%
39. 30 12%
40. 31 20%

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

Events in January 2104

1. Wed, Jan 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,100 km.

2. Wed, Jan 24:31 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jan 49:47 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Jan 123:18 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

5. Thu, Jan 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

6. Sat, Jan 1911:07 PM

   Mars at opposition

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

7. Sun, Jan 205:59 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, Jan 232:12 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jan 252:18 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jan 2610:53 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jan 273:08 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Jan 275:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jan 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.

14. Tue, Jan 297:53 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

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