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January 2008 Phenomena
| Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour |
| 1 |
Spica, the brightest star in the
constellation Virgo, is 2° 6' north of the Moon. |
0951 |
| 2 |
Earth is at perihelion. |
2259 |
| 3 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
0306 |
| 4 |
Quadrantid shower. |
0200 |
| 5 |
Antares, the brightest star in the
constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Antares by the Moon. |
0306 |
| 7 |
Venus is 6° 4' north of Antares,
the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. |
1740 |
| 8 |
NEW MOON |
0637 |
| 15 |
FIRST QUARTER |
1446 |
| 18 |
Pleiades is 1° 1' south of the
Moon. |
0143 |
| 19 |
The moon is at perigee. |
0339 |
| 19 |
Mars is 1° 1' south of the
Moon. |
1840 |
| 21 |
Mercury is at its greatest
elongation, at 18° 6' east of the Sun. |
2359 |
| 22 |
FULL MOON |
0835 |
| 22 |
Beehive is 3' south of the Moon. |
0143 |
| 24 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 1° 1' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. |
0957 |
| 25 |
Saturn is 3° 1' north of the
Moon. |
0125 |
| 28 |
Spica, the brightest star in the
constellation Virgo, is 2° 8' north of the Moon. |
1809 |
| 30 |
LAST QUARTER |
0003 |
| 30 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
2326 |
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