Night sky in January

These charts show the whole sky at about 10 pm in mid-January (9 pm at the end of the month, 11 pm at the start; add an hour for daylight saving time). From 40° N the constellations highest in the sky are Auriga, Gemini, Perseus and Lynx.

Hold the chart above your head with the bottom edge toward the direction you face: the center is the point straight overhead (zenith), the edge is the horizon. East is on the left because you look up at the sky, not down at a map.

50° N 40° N 30° N 20° N the equator 35° S

Sky chart for 50° N

United Kingdom, Germany, Canada

Star chart of the night sky in January from 50° N with constellation lines and names — The sky from 50° N at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from 50° N: Auriga, Camelopardalis, Perseus, Lynx, Gemini, Taurus, Cassiopeia, Triangulum, Orion, Aries.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Deneb.

Sky chart for 40° N

USA, Spain, Italy, Japan, Beijing

Star chart of the night sky in January from 40° N with constellation lines and names — The sky from 40° N at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from 40° N: Auriga, Gemini, Perseus, Lynx, Taurus, Orion, Camelopardalis, Triangulum, Canis Minor, Cancer.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Regulus.

Sky chart for 30° N

Southern USA, Egypt, northern India, Shanghai

Star chart of the night sky in January from 30° N with constellation lines and names — The sky from 30° N at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from 30° N: Auriga, Gemini, Taurus, Orion, Perseus, Lynx, Canis Minor, Monoceros, Cancer, Aries.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Regulus.

Sky chart for 20° N

Mexico City, Mumbai, Hawaii, Hong Kong

Star chart of the night sky in January from 20° N with constellation lines and names — The sky from 20° N at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from 20° N: Orion, Taurus, Gemini, Auriga, Monoceros, Canis Minor, Lepus, Perseus, Lynx, Cancer.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux.

Sky chart for the equator

Kenya, Singapore, Ecuador, Indonesia

Star chart of the night sky in January from the equator with constellation lines and names — The sky from the equator at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from the equator: Orion, Lepus, Monoceros, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Columba, Caelum, Auriga.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Achernar, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran.

Sky chart for 35° S

Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Chile

Star chart of the night sky in January from 35° S with constellation lines and names — The sky from 35° S at about 10 pm in mid-January.

Constellations high in the sky from 35° S: Columba, Caelum, Lepus, Pictor, Canis Major, Puppis, Dorado, Eridanus, Horologium, Reticulum.

Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Rigel, Procyon, Achernar, Betelgeuse, Hadar.

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