Sun, Moon, and Stars: January 2001
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: January 2001
Movement of the heavenly bodies: January 2001
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January Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) | Hour (EST) |
 | 2 | FIRST QUARTER | 2300 | 6 pm |
 | 4 | Earth is at its perihelion, or closest point to the Sun in its yearly orbit. | 0900 | 4 am |
 | 6 | Saturn is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 0100 | 8 pm (Jan. 5) |
| 6 | Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 1400 | 9 am |
 | 9 | FULL MOON Total eclipse of the moon. As it passes through the shadow of the Earth, the moon turns a coppery-red color. | 2000 | 3 pm |
 | 10 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0900 | 4 am |
 | 13 | Mercury is 2 degrees south of Neptune. | 1700 | 12 noon |
 | 16 | LAST QUARTER | 1300 | 8 am |
 | 17 | Venus is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 47 degrees east of the Sun. | 0600 | 1 am |
| 17 | Mars is 4 degrees south of the Moon. | 2000 | 3 pm |
 | 21 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 7 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 0400 | 11 pm (Jan. 20) |
 | 22 | Mercury is 0 degrees 4 minutes south of Uranus. | 1800 | 1 pm |
 | 24 | NEW MOON | 1300 | 8 am |
| 24 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1900 | 2 pm |
 | 25 | Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 1500 | 10 am |
| 25 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 1600 | 11 am |
 | 26 | Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 0300 | 10 pm (Jan. 25) |
| 26 | Neptune is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 0400 | 11 pm (Jan. 25) |
 | 27 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 8 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1100 | 6 am |
 | 28 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 18 degrees east of the Sun. | 1300 | 8 am |
| 28 | Venus is 6 degrees north of the Moon. | 1400 | 9 am |
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