Night sky in January 2027

What to see in the night sky in January 2027: Moon phases, the darkest nights for the Milky Way, planets, meteor showers and other events, with dates and times.

• 3 Jan

  Quadrantids meteor shower 2027

  Peak night, up to 120 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.

• 4 Jan

  Venus at greatest western elongation, 4 January 2027

  Venus is 47° from the Sun — the best time to find it low in the east before sunrise.

• 22 Jan

  Supermoon: Wolf Moon, 22 January 2027

  The full Moon is near perigee (357,644 km), so it looks up to 7% bigger and 15% brighter than average.

Check the clouds for that night