Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

Astronomical Events

Name: Crescent Moon Shines with Saturn and Venus (early evening)
Start: 2025-01-31T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-31T20:00:00-05:00

January 2025
Moon Attacks the Scorpion (pre-dawn)

January 24, 2025 @ 12:00 am

In the southeastern sky before dawn on Friday morning, January 24, the waning crescent moon will be shining among the medium-bright stars that form the claws of Scorpius, barely missing […]
The Spectacular Orion Nebula (all night)

January 25, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – January 26, 2025 @ 5:00 am

The bright stars of mighty Orion, the Hunter, shine in the southeastern sky during evening in January. Orion’s sword, which covers an area of 1.5 by 1 degrees (about the […]
New Moon (at 12:36 GMT)

January 29, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

The moon will reach its new phase on Wednesday, January 29 at 7:36 a.m. EST, 4:36 a.m. PST, or 12:36 GMT. At that time our natural satellite will be located […]
Uranus Stands Still (evening)

January 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

On Thursday, January 30, the motion of the distant, blue-green planet Uranus through the background stars of eastern Aries will slow to a stop – completing a westward retrograde loop […]
Crescent Moon Shines with Saturn and Venus (early evening)

January 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The western sky on Friday, January 31 after sunset will offer a pretty sight and photo opportunity when the slim crescent of the waxing moon will shine below Saturn, with […]