January 1980

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 New
12. 3 98%
13. 4 95%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 83%
16. 7 75%
17. 8 67%
18. 9 58%
19. 10 Last qtr
20. 11 39%
21. 12 29%
22. 13 20%
23. 14 13%
24. 15 6%
25. 16 2%
26. 17 New
27. 18 1%
28. 19 5%
29. 20 11%
30. 21 19%
31. 22 29%
32. 23 40%
33. 24 First qtr
34. 25 62%
35. 26 73%
36. 27 81%
37. 28 89%
38. 29 94%
39. 30 98%
40. 31 Full

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

Events in January 1980

1. Wed, Jan 24:02 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sun, Jan 611:01 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Jan 611:16 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Jan 78:52 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jan 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

6. Tue, Jan 89:33 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Jan 106:50 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sun, Jan 133:13 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jan 153:54 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jan 1712:07 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jan 174:20 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sat, Jan 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.

13. Sun, Jan 207:14 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jan 213:57 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Thu, Jan 248:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Thu, Jan 319:21 PM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonBlue Moon

    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.