What to See & When

Here you can find information on;
  • Today's weather forecast for Guernsey
  • Monthly highlights with Sky Charts to help you visualise what celestial bodies are visible
  • Yearly information on the sun, moon, planets and meteors
  • A glossary of astronomical terms used in the various pages
Sky Charts generated by Sky Safari, Simulation Curriculum Corp.

January

DateTimesummary
03-Jan19:36:25Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
03-Jan19:51:24Close approach of the Moon and Mars
04-Jan04:12:14Quadrantid meteor shower 2023
04-Jan16:17:21The Earth at perihelion
06-Jan23:07:48Full Moon
12-Jan20:54:01Mars ends retrograde motion
15-Jan02:10:55Moon at Last Quarter
19-Jan16:28:11γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2023
21-Jan09:05:22Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
24-Jan15:12:16Mercury at dichotomy
26-Jan02:03:13Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
26-Jan03:30:38Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
28-Jan15:19:20Moon at First Quarter
30-Jan09:05:22Mercury at greatest elongation west
31-Jan04:24:25Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
31-Jan04:27:19Close approach of the Moon and Mars

Month Charts

Jovian Moons
Moons Data
15th January @ 8pm GMT
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