Moon Information For January 1 2021 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon January 1, 2021 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset	9h27m
Moonrise	19:00
Moonset	09:33
Distance to the center of the Sun	147,098,419 km
Distance to the center of Earth	384,292 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)	95.5%
Lunar phase	waning
Current zodiac sign the Moon	Leo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)	16.8

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in January 2021.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time	Degrees Apart
Moon and Beehive	2021-01-01 02:05	Beehive is 2.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Venus	January 11	Venus is 1.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Beehive	January 28	Beehive is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.