The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Brussels, Belgium during January 2018.
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Date and time of moon phases
The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Moon phases
Dates
Time
full moon
2018-01-02
03:24
3rd quarter
2018-01-08
23:25
new moon
2018-01-17
03:17
1st quarter
2018-01-24
23:20
full moon
2018-01-31
14:27
Apogee and perigee of the Moon
The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during January 2018.
Position
Dates
Time
Distance
Notes
Perigee
2018-01-01
22:56
356,565 km
Maximum perigee in 2018!
Apogee
2018-01-15
03:11
406,459 km
Maximum apogee in 2018!
Perigee
2018-01-30
10:55
358,994 km
Eclipses in January 2018
The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during January 2018. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Belgium.
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.