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Sky Chart For The Month of January, 2026

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2026

The Moon

The Moon passes about 3½º north of Jupiter on 4^th before sunrise, about 2½º south of Mars on 18^th, about 1½º south of Mercury on 18^th, about 2º south of Venus on 19^th, about 4½º north of Saturn on 23^rd after sunset, about 3½º north of Neptune on 23^rd before midnight, about 5½º north of Uranus on 28^th just after midnight of 27^th, about 4º north of Jupiter on 31^st. 

The Earth 

The Earth approaches the perihelion position on its orbit or reaches nearest to the Sun on 4^th. 

The Planets 

Visibility of Planets:

Mercury: The planet rises about 1 hour before sunrise on 1^th of the month. From 2^nd planet is too close to the Sun to be visible. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 6^th. The planet is in Superior conjunction with the Sun on 21^st. 

Venus:  The planet is too close to the sun to be visible. The planet is in Superior conjunction with the Sun on 6^th. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 23^rd.  

Mars:  The planet is too close to the sun to be visible. The planet is in conjunction with Sun on 9^th of the month. 

Jupiter: The planet rises about ½ hour after sunset to close to sunset time upto first quarter of the month and thereafter planet sets about ½ hour to 1 hour before sunrise upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to 1½  hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Opposition with the sun on 10^th. 

Saturn: The planet sets about 1½ hours to 2 hours before local midnight time upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it for the remaining days of the month. 

Uranus: The planet sets about 3 hours to 2 hours after local midnight time upto third quarter of month and about 2 hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month. 

Neptune: The planet sets about 1 hour to 1½  hours before local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before local midnight time upto third quarter of the month and about 2½ hours to 3 hour before it for the remaining days of the month.  

Conjunction of Planet: 

Venus passes about ½º north of Mars on 8^th. 

Mercury passes about ½º south of Mars on 18^th. 

Mercury passes about ½º north of Venus on 29^th.

 

Source : : Director

Positional Astronomy Centre

India Meteorological Department

Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.