Columbia, SC sky calendar · January 2027
Full moon: Fri, Jan 22. New moon: Thu, Jan 7. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:21 AM, sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:52 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | 7:29 AM | 5:25 PM | 2:02 AM | 12:49 PM | Waning crescent · 31% |
| Sat, Jan 2 | 7:29 AM | 5:26 PM | 3:02 AM | 1:22 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Sun, Jan 3 | 7:29 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:03 AM | 1:59 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Mon, Jan 4 | 7:29 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:02 AM | 2:42 PM | Waning crescent · 9% |
| Tue, Jan 5 | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:57 AM | 3:30 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Wed, Jan 6 | 7:29 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:48 AM | 4:24 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 7:29 AM | 5:30 PM | 7:33 AM | 5:21 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, Jan 8 | 7:29 AM | 5:30 PM | 8:11 AM | 6:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, Jan 9 | 7:29 AM | 5:31 PM | 8:45 AM | 7:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Sun, Jan 10 | 7:29 AM | 5:32 PM | 9:15 AM | 8:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Jan 11 | 7:29 AM | 5:33 PM | 9:41 AM | 9:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Tue, Jan 12 | 7:29 AM | 5:34 PM | 10:07 AM | 10:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Wed, Jan 13 | 7:29 AM | 5:35 PM | 10:32 AM | 11:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Thu, Jan 14 | 7:29 AM | 5:36 PM | 10:58 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 38% |
| Fri, Jan 15 | 7:28 AM | 5:37 PM | 11:26 AM | 12:10 AM | First quarter · 49% |
| Sat, Jan 16 | 7:28 AM | 5:38 PM | 11:59 AM | 1:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 59% |
| Sun, Jan 17 | 7:28 AM | 5:39 PM | 12:38 PM | 2:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 70% |
| Mon, Jan 18 | 7:28 AM | 5:40 PM | 1:27 PM | 3:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Tue, Jan 19 | 7:27 AM | 5:41 PM | 2:26 PM | 4:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 88% |
| Wed, Jan 20 | 7:27 AM | 5:42 PM | 3:36 PM | 5:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 7:27 AM | 5:43 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Jan 22 | 7:26 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:37 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 7:26 AM | 5:45 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:17 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 7:25 AM | 5:46 PM | 8:35 PM | 8:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Mon, Jan 25 | 7:25 AM | 5:47 PM | 9:43 PM | 9:22 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Tue, Jan 26 | 7:24 AM | 5:48 PM | 10:47 PM | 9:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 77% |
| Wed, Jan 27 | 7:24 AM | 5:49 PM | 11:51 PM | 10:19 AM | Waning gibbous · 68% |
| Thu, Jan 28 | 7:23 AM | 5:49 PM | — | 10:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 58% |
| Fri, Jan 29 | 7:22 AM | 5:50 PM | 12:53 AM | 11:21 AM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Sat, Jan 30 | 7:22 AM | 5:51 PM | 1:55 AM | 11:58 AM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Sun, Jan 31 | 7:21 AM | 5:52 PM | 2:55 AM | 12:39 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Jan 3 12:56 PMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
- Sun, Jan 3Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Fri, Jan 22 7:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).