A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for January 2013:
Phenomena January
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 | Asteroid (9) Metis mag 8.5 is at opposition in Gemini |
| January 01 | Moon passes 6 degree south of Regulus mag 1.4 (22 UT) |
| January 02 | Earth is at perihelion distance 0.98333 AU (approx. 147.098 million km or 91.403 million mi) from the Sun (5 UT) |
| January 03 | Quadrantids meteor shower peaks (ZHR = 120 - can vary between 60 and 200) |
| January 04 | Mercury mag -0.7 is at aphelion distance 0.4667 AU (approx. 69.817 million km or 43.383 million mi) from the Sun (3 UT) |
| January 05 | Last quarter Moon (03:58 UT) |
| January 05 | Moon passes 0.6 degrees south of Spica mag 1.0, occultation is visible from south Australia and New Zealand (20 UT) |
| January 07 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Saturn mag 0.7 (1 UT) |
| January 08 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Antares mag 1.0 (23 UT) |
| January 10 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Venus mag -3.9 (12 UT) |
| January 10 | Moon is at perigee 360,046 km (10:26 UT) |
| January 11 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Mercury mag -1.0 (14 UT) |
| January 11 | New Moon (19:44 UT) |
| January 12 | Asteroid (451) Patientia mag 10.7 is at opposition in Gemini |
| January 13 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Mars mag 1.2 (12 UT) |
| January 14 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Neptune mag 8.0 (17 UT) |
| January 17 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Uranus mag 5.9 (5 UT) |
| January 18 | Mercury mag -1.4 is at superior conjunction (9 UT) |
| January 18 | First quarter Moon (23:45 UT) |
| January 22 | Moon passes 0.5 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.6, occultation is visible from central South America (3 UT) |
| January 22 | Moon is at apogee 405,313 km (10:52 UT) |
| January 24 | Mars is at perihelion distance 1.38149 AU (approx. 206.668 million km or 128.418 million mi) from the Sun (9 UT) |
| January 26 | Moon passes 11 degrees south of Pollux mag 1.1 (5 UT) |
| January 27 | Full Moon (04:38 UT) |
| January 27 | Asteroid (4) Vesta mag 7.4 is stationary in Taurus (18 UT) |
| January 29 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Regulus mag 1.4 (3 UT) |
| January 29 | Asteroid (13) Egeria mag 10.1 is at opposition in Leo |
| January 30 | Jupiter mag. -2.5 is stationary in Taurus (16 UT) |