Jan82028 · UTC
Mercury–Mars Conjunction
Mercury and Mars pass about 0.68° apart.
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January 2028.
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7 events this month
Grouped by peak date in UTCSaturday, January 8 UTC
Wednesday, January 12 UTC
Jan122028 · UTC
Full Moon — Wolf Moon
The Moon reaches its full phase (Wolf Moon).
Jan122028 · UTC
Partial Lunar Eclipse
The Americas, Europe, and Africa
Monday, January 17 UTC
Jan172028 · UTC
Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
Mercury reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the evening sky.
Wednesday, January 26 UTC
Jan262028 · UTC
Annular Solar Eclipse
Eastern North America, Central and South America, western Europe, and northwestern Africa
Jan262028 · UTC
New Moon
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Jan262028 · UTC
Mercury–Mars Conjunction
Mercury and Mars pass about 3.3° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
Also active this month
These showers peak in another month, but their catalog activity windows overlap this one.
Dec232027 · UTC
Comae Berenicids Meteor Shower
Comae Berenicids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
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