January 2022 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On January 4, 2022
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
January 2022 Sky
| 1 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 22:53 UT (distance 358,033 km; angular size 33.4′). 20 hours before New Moon. |
| 2 | New Moon at 18:35 UT. Start of lunation 1225. |
| 3 | Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks at 21h UT. Active between December 28 and January 12. Produces up to 120 meteors per hour. Radiant is in northern Boötes. • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) • Quadrantids (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Moon near Mercury at 3h UT (19° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.7. |
| 4 | Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 7h UT. The Sun- Earth distance is 0.983337 a.u. or 147.1 million kilometers. • Sun at Aphelion and Perihelion (Anthony Ayiomamitis) |
| 4 | Moon near Saturn at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.7. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon near Jupiter at 4h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.1. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | Moon shows maximum libration for the year (9.9°) at 5h UT. |
| 7 | Mercury at greatest elongation east at 11h UT (19° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.6 |
| 9 | Venus at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. The brightest planet passes into the morning sky. |
| 9 | First Quarter Moon at 18:12 UT. |
| 13 | Moon near the Pleiades at 5h UT (evening sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon near Aldebaran at 23h UT (evening sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 405,805 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 17 | Moon near Castor at 11h UT (evening sky). |
| 17 | Moon near Pollux at 16h UT (evening sky). |
| 17 | Full Moon at 23:50 UT. |
| 18 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 20h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 20 | Moon near Regulus at 15h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 10h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky. |
| 24 | Moon near Spica at 19h UT (morning sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 25 | Last Quarter Moon at 13:42 UT. |
| 28 | Moon near Antares at 2h UT (morning sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Moon near Mars at 16h UT (36° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.4. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 30 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7:09 UT (distance 362,252km; angular size 33.0′). |
| 31 | Moon near Mercury at 3h UT (16° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.5. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| January 2022 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
