The Moon on every day of 1961
What the Moon looked like the day you were born, for every day of 1961. Tap your day to see how much of it was lit, then start counting your exact time alive.
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1961 at a glance
Full moons13 full moons, including a blue moon on January 31 and April 30.
Largest full moonAugust 26, 357,365 km away. The smallest was January 31 at 405,863 km.
Eclipses2 solar and 2 lunar, listed below.
Find your dayTap any day for its Moon, the date you turn 10,000 days old, and roughly when you pass 1 billion seconds.
Every day of 1961
January 1961
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April 1961
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Full moons in 1961
- January 1, 23:06 UTC
- January 31, 18:47 UTC (blue moon)
- March 2, 13:35 UTC
- April 1, 05:47 UTC
- April 30, 18:41 UTC (blue moon)
- May 30, 04:37 UTC
- June 28, 12:38 UTC
- July 27, 19:50 UTC
- August 26, 03:13 UTC
- September 24, 11:33 UTC
- October 23, 21:31 UTC
- November 22, 09:44 UTC
- December 22, 00:42 UTC
New moons in 1961
- January 16, 21:30 UTC
- February 15, 08:10 UTC
- March 16, 18:51 UTC
- April 15, 05:38 UTC
- May 14, 16:54 UTC
- June 13, 05:16 UTC
- July 12, 19:11 UTC
- August 11, 10:36 UTC
- September 10, 02:50 UTC
- October 9, 18:53 UTC
- November 8, 09:59 UTC
- December 7, 23:52 UTC
Eclipses in 1961
- February 15: Total solar eclipse
- August 11: Annular solar eclipse
- March 2: Partial lunar eclipse
- August 26: Partial lunar eclipse
How this is worked out
Each day shows the Moon at 12:00 noon UTC, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere, computed with astronomy-engine, the same engine Sky checks against NASA JPL Horizons. The Moon's phase is the same everywhere at one instant, but the date changes with time zones, so close to a new or full moon your local day can differ. Alive uses your exact birth time and place, and it stays on your phone.