Astronomy in January 2019 With dark skies back, there may even be some cloudless night skies to enjoy. Here are some suggestions for things to look out for this month. 01 21:50 Venus 1.3°S of Moon 02 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 03 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 03 07:37 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 06 01:28 NEW MOON 06 01:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.715 06 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W 07 00:08 Moon at Descending Node 09 04:29 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km 12 08 Mercury at Aphelion 12 19:47 Mars 5.3°N of Moon 14 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 18:20 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 20 22:48 Moon at Ascending Node 21 05:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.195 21 05:16 FULL MOON 21 15:32 Beehive 0.6°N of Moon 21 19:58 Moon at Perigee: 357345 km 23 01:41 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 27 21:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 30 23:54 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon 31 17:36 Venus 0.1°S of Moon
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