| Jan.
8 |
New
Moon 3:37am PST; 11:37 UT
The New Moon lies in the constellation Sagittarius.
|
| Jan.
8-21 |
Venus
transits the constellation Ophiuchus. The transit began 1/6. |
| Jan.
9 |
The
Moon is in exact conjuntion with Mercury at 7:38am
PST; 15:38 UT.
The
youngest Moon lies above Mercury, low in the southwest just after
sunset. Good luck with clear skies, low horizons
and right timing! Binoculars are helpful. |
| Jan.
10 |
The
Moon transits the constellation Carpricornus and conjoins Neptune
5:31pm PST; 01:31 UT 1/11. It occults the
planet in
New Zealand, the southernmost parts of Australia, and portions of
Antarctica. More
Info |
| Jan.
11 |
The
waxing
Crescent Moon lies between telescopic Neptune and telescopic
Uranus. |
| Jan.
12 |
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
3:12pm PST; 23:12 UT.
The growing Moon
lies to the right of telescopic Uranus and above
Fomalhaut. 5:30pm
Sky Chart
|
| Jan.
14-15 |
The
First Quarter Moon transits the constellation Pisces between
Alrisha the knot star of Pisces and Mirach the belt star
of Andromeda. 1/15
Sky Chart 9:00pm
1/15 First
Quarter Moon 11:46am PST; 19:46 UT. |
| Jan.
17-18 |
The waxing
Gibbous Moon transits
Taurus.
1/17 Saturn's
three "active" satellites Enceladus, Tethys, and Dione align.
1/18
The Moon occults the
Pleiades after midnight Jan 17/18 for
northern North America and northern Asia. See IOTA.
Aldebaran
lies south of the evening's Moon. |
| Jan.
19 |
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 227,689 miles)
12:33am PST; 08:33 UT.
The
large "fulling" Moon conjoins Mars
3:35pm PST; 23:35 UT and occults the
planet in NW North America, Arctic. IOTA
The Moon can be seen near Mars. The brightest star near Mars is Elnath.
Can you locate the Red Triad?
|
| Jan.
20-21 |
The
growing Moon transits the Gemini Twins.
1/20 Mercury
reaches greatest elongation
above the sunset horizon.
1/21 The Moon diagonally lines up with Pollux and Castor near
Pollux. |
Jan.
20-
Feb. 19 |
Sky
Lights ~ Aquarius planetary
and stellar highlights during Aquarius. |
| Jan.
22 |
Full
Moon 5:35am PST; 18:35 UT.
Mercury conjoins Neptune
5:16pm PST; 01:16 UT 1/23
The Full Moon transits the Beehive cluster (Manger) at the heart
of Cancer. |
| Jan.
23 |
The waning
Gibbous Moon beautifully
lines up with Regulus and Saturn. 9pm
Map The Moon moves closer to blue-white
Regulus as the night unfolds.
|
| Jan.
24 |
The
morning Moon lies very near Regulus.
The
Moon conjoins Regulus
to the south 7:00am PST; 15:00 UT.
The
evening Moon rises with Saturn below Regulus. 9pm
Map
The
Moon conjoins Saturn
8:13pm PST; 04:13 UT 1/25.
The
Moon slides past Saturn to the east as night gives way to morning.
|
| Jan.
25 |
The
morning Moon lies east of Saturn.
Predawn Venus approaches Jupiter in the southeast. |
| Jan.
26-29 |
The
predawn waning Moon transits Virgo the Virgin.
Sky Chart
1/27 The Moon lies near dim Porrima.
1/28 The
Moon lies west of Spica.
Mercury
is stationary
retrograde 12:31pm PST; 20:31 UT.
1/29 The almost Last Quarter Moon lies east of Spica.
Predawn
Venus approaches Jupiter in the southeast.
Last
Quarter Moon 9:03pm PST; 05:03
UT 1/30.
|
| Jan.
30 |
The
Last Quarter Moon rises 12:15am in a diagonal alignment
with the two brightest stars of Libra.
The Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,365
miles) 8:25pm PST; 04:25 UT 2/1. |
| Feb.
1 |
Predawn balzing
Venus and brilliant Jupiter are at their closest in the
southeast with an exact conjunction at
3:34am PST; 11:34 UT. Both lie in the constellation Sagittarius.
Star Map
The morning's waning
Crescent Moon lies near Antares. Star
Map
|
| Feb.
2 |
Today
is Groundhog
Day and Candlemas. Learn
More
The
morning Moon lies above the stinger of Scorpius as it approaches
Venus and Jupiter. Sky Map |
| Feb.
3 |
The
Moon lies to the south of Venus and Jupiter. Sky
Map
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
10:26pm PST; 06:26 UT 2/4. |
| Feb.
4 |
The
Moon conjoins Venus 4:30am
PST; 12:30 UT.
A
sliver of a Moon forms a "you wanna see it" triangle
with Jupiter and Venus just before sunrise low in the
southeast. Sky Map
|
| Feb.
6 |
Mercury
is in inferior
conjunction.
New
Moon annular
solar eclipse 7:44pm
PST; 03:44 UT 2/7.
New
Date Table |