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Moon phase calendar January 1981
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | Waning crescent | 24% | 24.5 | 01:50 | 13:13 | |
| 2 Fri | Waning crescent | 17% | 25.5 | 02:45 | 13:46 | |
| 3 Sat | Waning crescent | 10% | 26.5 | 03:41 | 14:23 | |
| 4 Sun | Waning crescent | 5% | 27.5 | 04:37 | 15:05 | |
| 5 Mon | New moon | 2% | 28.5 | 05:33 | 15:52 | |
| 6 Tue | New moon 16:24 | 0% | 29.5 | 06:27 | 16:44 | |
| 7 Wed | New moon | 1% | 0.8 | 07:19 | 17:42 | |
| 8 Thu | New moon | 4% | 1.8 | 08:07 | 18:43 | |
| 9 Fri | Waxing crescent | 9% | 2.8 | 08:50 | 19:47 | |
| 10 Sat | Waxing crescent | 16% | 3.8 | 09:31 | 20:51 | |
| 11 Sun | Waxing crescent | 25% | 4.8 | 10:08 | 21:57 | |
| 12 Mon | First quarter | 36% | 5.8 | 10:44 | 23:02 | |
| 13 Tue | First quarter 19:09 | 47% | 6.8 | 11:20 | – | |
| 14 Wed | First quarter | 58% | 7.8 | 11:57 | 00:08 | |
| 15 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 69% | 8.8 | 12:36 | 01:15 | |
| 16 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 79% | 9.8 | 13:18 | 02:22 | |
| 17 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 88% | 10.8 | 14:06 | 03:28 | |
| 18 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 94% | 11.8 | 14:58 | 04:32 | |
| 19 Mon | Full moon | 98% | 12.8 | 15:55 | 05:33 | |
| 20 Tue | Full moon 16:38 | 100% | 13.8 | 16:55 | 06:28 | |
| 21 Wed | Full moon | 99% | 14.8 | 17:56 | 07:16 | |
| 22 Thu | Full moon | 96% | 15.8 | 18:57 | 07:59 | |
| 23 Fri | Waning gibbous | 92% | 16.8 | 19:56 | 08:37 | |
| 24 Sat | Waning gibbous | 85% | 17.8 | 20:54 | 09:11 | |
| 25 Sun | Waning gibbous | 78% | 18.8 | 21:50 | 09:42 | |
| 26 Mon | Last quarter | 69% | 19.8 | 22:45 | 10:12 | |
| 27 Tue | Last quarter | 60% | 20.8 | 23:39 | 10:42 | |
| 28 Wed | Last quarter 13:18 | 51% | 21.8 | – | 11:12 | |
| 29 Thu | Last quarter | 41% | 22.8 | 00:34 | 11:44 | |
| 30 Fri | Last quarter | 32% | 23.8 | 01:29 | 12:19 | |
| 31 Sat | Waning crescent | 23% | 24.8 | 02:24 | 12:58 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for January 1981. Full moon: Jan 20 (379,614 km away).