January 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 Full
9. 2 99%
10. 3 97%
11. 4 93%
12. 5 88%
13. 6 81%
14. 7 73%
15. 8 64%
16. 9 Last qtr
17. 10 44%
18. 11 34%
19. 12 24%
20. 13 15%
21. 14 7%
22. 15 2%
23. 16 New
24. 17 1%
25. 18 5%
26. 19 11%
27. 20 20%
28. 21 30%
29. 22 40%
30. 23 First qtr
31. 24 61%
32. 25 70%
33. 26 78%
34. 27 86%
35. 28 92%
36. 29 96%
37. 30 99%
38. 31 Full

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in January 1961

1. Sun, Jan 16:06 PM

   Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

2. Tue, Jan 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

3. Thu, Jan 511:10 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jan 51:30 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

5. Thu, Jan 53:27 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jan 55:48 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

7. Sun, Jan 83:16 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Jan 89:35 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jan 910:02 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

10. Wed, Jan 111:10 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

11. Wed, Jan 1112:58 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jan 162:34 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jan 165:11 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 168:28 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Jan 164:30 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

16. Mon, Jan 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

17. Tue, Jan 174:54 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Jan 2012:51 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Jan 2311:14 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

20. Sun, Jan 291:51 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

21. Mon, Jan 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

22. Tue, Jan 311:47 PM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonBlue MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.