Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 January 6 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Moon O'Clock 2022 Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Niveth Kumar Explanation: [5]The first Full Moon of 2023 is in [6]the sky tonight opposite the Sun at 23:08 [7]UTC. Big and beautiful, the Moon at its [8]brightest phase should be easy to spot. Still, for quick reference images captured near the times of all the full moons of 2022 are aranged in this [9]dedicated astro-imaging project from Sri Lanka, planet Earth. The day, month, and a traditional popular name for 2022's twelve full moons are given in the chart. The apparent size of each full moon depends on how close the full lunar phase is to [10]perigee or apogee, the closest or farthest point in the Moon's elliptical orbit. Like the 2022 Wolf Moon at the 1 o'clock position, tonight's Full Moon occurs within a about two days of apogee. But unlike in 2022, [11]the year 2023 will have 13 full moons that won't all fit nicely on the twelve hour clock. Tomorrow's picture: stations in space __________________________________________________________________ [12]< | [13]Archive | [14]Submissions | [15]Index | [16]Search | [17]Calendar | [18]RSS | [19]Education | [20]About APOD | [21]Discuss | [22]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [23]Robert Nemiroff ([24]MTU) & [25]Jerry Bonnell ([26]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [27]Specific rights apply. [28]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [29]ASD at [30]NASA / [31]GSFC, [32]NASA Science Activation & [33]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2301/MoonOClock.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/nivethz/ 5. https://earthsky.org/tonight/january-full-moon-is-the-wolf-moon/ 6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/ 7. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time/ 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211118.html 9. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmwq5ubSyw_/ 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2301/MoonApogeePerigee1024.jpg 11. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2785/moon-phases-2023/ 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230105.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 16. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 21. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230106 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230107.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 25. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 26. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 28. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 29. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 32. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 33. http://www.mtu.edu/