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🌔 | Moon Phase : Waning Gibbous at 90.6% |
| Age of moon : 17.7 days |
| Friday, 17th January 2025 | ||||
| Sun | azimuth: | 141° | altitude: | -24° | Moon | azimuth: | 002° | altitude: | 43° |
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Astronomical Calendar January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower
The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003. The shower runs annually from January 1-5. It peaks this year on the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. The crescent moon will set early in the evening, leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, but can appear anywhere in the sky.January 10 - Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation
The planet Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation of 47.2 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the bright planet in the western sky after sunset.January 13 - Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 22:28 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Wolf Moon because this was the time of year when hungry wolf packs howled outside their camps. This moon has also been know as the Old Moon and the Moon After Yule. January 16 - Mars at Opposition
The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Mars. A medium-sized telescope will allow you to see some of the dark details on the planet's orange surface.January 29 - New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 12:37 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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29 05:28 ☀ 19:56 🌒 4% |
30 05:29 ☀ 19:56 🌑 1% |
31 New Years Eve 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌑 0% |
1 New Year's Day 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌑 1% |
2 05:31 ☀ 19:57 🌘 4% |
3 05:32 ☀ 19:57 🌘 10% |
4 05:33 ☀ 19:57 🌘 18% |
5 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌘 27% |
6 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌗 38% |
7 05:35 ☀ 19:57 🌗 49% |
8 05:36 ☀ 19:57 🌗 60% |
9 05:37 ☀ 19:57 🌖 71% |
10 05:38 ☀ 19:57 🌖 81% |
11 05:39 ☀ 19:57 🌖 89% |
12 05:40 ☀ 19:57 🌖 95% |
13 05:41 ☀ 19:56 🌕 99% |
14 05:42 ☀ 19:56 🌕 100% |
15 05:43 ☀ 19:56 🌕 99% |
16 05:44 ☀ 19:55 🌔 96% |
17 05:45 ☀ 19:55 🌔 91% |
18 05:46 ☀ 19:55 🌔 84% |
19 05:47 ☀ 19:54 🌔 76% |
20 05:48 ☀ 19:54 🌓 68% |
21 05:49 ☀ 19:53 🌓 59% |
22 05:50 ☀ 19:53 🌓 49% |
23 05:51 ☀ 19:52 🌓 40% |
24 05:52 ☀ 19:52 🌒 31% |
25 05:53 ☀ 19:51 🌒 22% |
26 05:54 ☀ 19:51 🌒 14% |
27 05:55 ☀ 19:50 🌒 8% |
28 05:56 ☀ 19:49 🌑 3% |
29 05:57 ☀ 19:49 🌑 0% |
30 05:58 ☀ 19:48 🌑 0% |
31 05:59 ☀ 19:47 🌑 2% |
1 06:00 ☀ 19:46 🌘 7% |
2 06:01 ☀ 19:46 🌘 14% |
3 06:02 ☀ 19:45 🌘 24% |
4 06:03 ☀ 19:44 🌗 34% |
5 06:04 ☀ 19:43 🌗 45% |
6 06:05 ☀ 19:42 🌗 57% |
7 06:06 ☀ 19:41 🌗 67% |
8 06:07 ☀ 19:40 🌖 77% |