January 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus is 7° north of the Moon. | 1000 |
| 1 | The Moon is at perigee. | 2300 |
| 2 | Neptune is 4° north of the Moon. | 1200 |
| 4 | Uranus is 2° north of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 4 | Earth is at perihelion. | 1500 |
| 5 | Vesta, the third largest asteroid, is at opposition. | 2300 |
| 6 | FIRST QUARTER | 1900 |
| 8 | Mars is 1° 3' south of the Moon. | 2000 |
| 14 | Venus is in inferior conjunction. | 0000 |
| 14 | FULL MOON | 1000 |
| 15 | Saturn is 4° south of the Moon. | 1300 |
| 16 | The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion. | 2000 |
| 17 | The moon is at apogee. | 1900 |
| 21 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 6' south of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 2200 |
| 22 | LAST QUARTER | 1500 |
| 23 | Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon. | 2000 |
| 25 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 02' south of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 1200 |
| 26 | Mercury is in superior conjunction. | 2200 |
| 27 | Saturn is at opposition. | 2300 |
| 28 | Venus is 12° north of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 29 | NEW MOON | 1400 |
| 30 | Moon is at perigee. | 0800 |
| 31 | Uranus is 1° 7' north of the Moon. | 1200 |
