Full Moon

• The full moon occurs on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 11:27 PM CET.
• On the morning of January 14, it will be in close conjunction with Mars, but in some parts of the Earth, it will be occulted.
  The best conditions for observing this phenomenon will be in North America, so many photos will likely appear on Spaceweather.com.

Planets

• Mercury Angularly too close to the Sun, gradually heading towards its superior conjunction with the Sun in February.

• Venus (–4.6 mag) A very prominent object in the evening sky. Day by day, it is angularly closer to the dimmer planet Saturn (1.1 mag).
  Their conjunction will occur on Saturday, January 18.

• Jupiter (–2.7 mag) A bright object in the evening sky. It is high in the southeast.

• Mars (–1.4 mag) The orange-hued Mars is lower in the eastern sky. Opposition with the Sun occurs on January 16.
  Mars is currently at its brightest and angularly largest.

• Uranus (5.7 mag) and Neptune (7.9 mag) Best observed with a telescope.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is likely the brightest comet of 2025. It is achieving negative magnitudes and is visible in current SOHO images.
It might be observable during twilight in the morning and evening.

Solar Activity

Solar activity has rapidly decreased. This is reflected in the number of sunspots and active regions. This is likely only a temporary phenomenon.

Authors: Martin Gembec, Jakub Kuřák