A full list of monthly natural events throughout the year!
| Lunar Events |
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| January 1 :: Moon at Perigee. |
| January 3 :: Super Full Moon. (Wolf Moon in Cancer) |
| January 10 :: Last Quarter Moon |
| January 18 :: New Moon |
| January 26 :: First Quarter Moon |
| Solar Events |
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| January 3 :: Earth at Perihelion / closest point to the Sun |
| January 6 :: Mercury at Aphelion / Furthest point from the sun |
| January 6 :: Venus at Super Conjunction / Directly behind the sun |
| January 9 :: Mars at Solar Conjunction / Behind the Sun |
| Meteor Events |
|---|
| January 2-4 :: Quadrantids Meteor Shower |
| January 1-24 :: Delta Cancrids Meteor Shower |
| January 11-22:: Gamma-Ursae Minoriod Shower |
| Comet & Asteroids |
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| January 4 :: Comet 24p/Schaumasse |
| January 3 :: Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) |
| Planetary Events |
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| January 10 :: Jupiter at Opposition |
| Astral Events |
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| January 1-5 :: Sirius reaches peak nighttime prominence |
| January 7-12 :: Auriga well placed overhead & Capella is extremely bright and easy to see |
| January 14-20 :: Monoceros visible under dark skies between Orion and Canis Major |
| January 18-22 :: Ursa Minor (Little Dipper) highest and easiest to trace & Polaris stable and bright for alignment work |
| January 27 :: Pleiades (Seven Sisters) especially striking this night |
| January 28-31 :: Leo rises earlier in the east & Regulus becomes easier to spot before midnight |
| January 1-31 :: Orion dominates the evening sky. Betelgeuse, Rigel, and the Orion belt are highly visible. Taurus high in the sky with Aldebaran glowing visible. Gemini rising earlier each night. (Castor & Pullox clear) Canis Major prominent. Sirius blazing low to mid sky. |
| Conjunction Events |
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| January 22-23 :: Moon near Saturn & Neptune |
| January 27 :: Moon near the Pleiades |
| January 30-31 :: Moon near Jupiter |
| Gazing Timing |
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| January 16-20 :: New Moon Dark Sky Window is best for deep sky objects & faint meteors |