January
| Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour |
| 3 |
FULL MOON |
1400 |
| 3 |
Earth is at perihelion. |
2000 |
| 5 |
Jupiter is 5° north of Antares,
the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. |
0400 |
| 6 |
Saturn is 0° 9' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. |
1800 |
| 7 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 1° 2' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. |
0500 |
| 7 |
Mercury is in superior
conjunction. |
0600 |
| 10 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
1600 |
| 11 |
LAST QUARTER |
1300 |
| 11 |
Spica, the brightest star in the
constellation Virgo, is 1° 6' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Spica by the Moon. |
2000 |
| 15 |
Antares, the brightest star in the
constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Antares by the Moon. |
1300 |
| 15 |
Jupiter is 6° north of the
Moon. |
1700 |
| 17 |
Mars is 5° north of the Moon. |
0200 |
| 18 |
Venus is 1° 4' south of the
Moon. |
1800 |
| 19 |
NEW MOON |
0400 |
| 20 |
Neptune is 2° north of the
Moon. |
1300 |
| 20 |
Venus is 0° 8' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Venus by the Moon. |
1700 |
| 22 |
Uranus is 0° 4' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. |
0600 |
| 22 |
The moon is at perigee. |
1300 |
| 25 |
FIRST QUARTER |
2300 |
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