Sun, Moon and Stars: January 2001

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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