Venus reaches greatest elongation, 47° east of the sun, on Jan. 9. On Jan. 11 ... Jan. 12: From top to bottom, Castor-Pollux-Mars appear 10° to 14° to the lower left of the nearly full moon tonight.
• Saturn, of magnitude +1.1, 16° to the upper left of Venus. The brighter planet will pass 2.2° north of Saturn on Jan. 18; Saturn will be nearly 11° below Venus on Jan. 31. A telescope reveals Saturn ...