It’s full moon this evening, and it’s a special one - the Moon will occult the planet Mars. From David Dunham’s post on this:
"This will occur across North America this Monday evening local time but between 1h and 6h U.T. of January 14 U.T. Virtually all of the “lower 48” United States, and much of Canada and Mexico can experience this occultation, weather permitting. I attach a map showing the best grazing occultations of 2025 across the main part of North America, with the northern and southern limits highlighted in red. A small region-of-visibility map and the predicted (Universal) times of the disappearance and reappearance for the center of the planet are given on IOTA’s page for the event at http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0114mars.htm.
The Moon will be full, but Mars will be bright, near opposition at mag. -1.4, so its occultation might be seen with binoculars, but most any telescope will show it well. Since Mars’ disk will be 14.6” across, both the D and R will be gradual, lasting around 35s for a nearly central occultation, but longer for locations closer to the northern and southern limits of the occultation. And in zones several miles wide around the limits, an interesting partial occultation will occur, with the planet never completely covered for a period of a few or even several minutes."
The timing is pretty convenient for a fun evening’s photography in many parts of North America!