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🌖 | Moon Phase : Waxing Gibbous at 91.2% |
| Age of moon : 11.9 days |
| Tuesday, 26th January 2021 | ||||
| Sun | azimuth: | 130° | altitude: | -18° | Moon | azimuth: | 293° | altitude: | -11° |
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 2021-01-26 | -0.9 | 03:24:56 | 19° | E | 03:24:56 | 19° | E | 03:26:25 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2021-01-26 | -0.9 | 04:57:54 | 14° | W | 05:00:19 | 29° | SW | 05:03:22 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2021-01-27 | -0.9 | 04:12:29 | 45° | WSW | 04:12:54 | 49° | SW | 04:16:15 | 10° | SE | |
| 2021-01-28 | -0.9 | 03:27:00 | 32° | SE | 03:27:00 | 32° | SE | 03:28:58 | 10° | SE | |
| 2021-01-28 | -0.9 | 05:01:04 | 10° | WSW | 05:02:47 | 13° | SSW | 05:04:31 | 10° | S | |
| 2021-01-29 | -0.3 | 02:41:28 | 10° | ESE | 02:41:28 | 10° | ESE | 02:41:32 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2021-01-29 | -0.9 | 04:14:26 | 18° | SW | 04:15:13 | 19° | SSW | 04:17:45 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2021-01-30 | -0.9 | 03:28:51 | 23° | S | 03:28:51 | 23° | S | 03:30:44 | 10° | SSE | |
| 2021-01-31 | -0.3 | 02:43:13 | 12° | SE | 02:43:13 | 12° | SE | 02:43:35 | 10° | SE | |
| Satellite | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| IDEFIX/ARIANE 42P | 2.9 | 03:01:40 | 57° | SW | 03:01:40 | 57° | SW | 03:05:57 | 10° | SSW | |
| RESURS DK-1 | 3.0 | 03:37:51 | 44° | NE | 03:38:16 | 46° | ENE | 03:42:17 | 10° | SE | |
| Cosmos 2237 Rocket | 2.5 | 03:46:30 | 10° | SW | 03:51:50 | 43° | WNW | 03:52:00 | 43° | WNW | |
| BREEZE M DEB (TANK) | 3.0 | 03:50:18 | 53° | NW | 03:51:20 | 84° | NE | 03:54:07 | 10° | SE | |
| Cosmos 1470 | 2.6 | 04:05:40 | 10° | S | 04:09:41 | 86° | W | 04:11:27 | 32° | N | |
| CENTAUR R/B | 2.5 | 04:09:20 | 10° | SW | 04:14:16 | 37° | WNW | 04:15:34 | 32° | NW | |
| Cosmos 1726 | 2.3 | 04:11:51 | 10° | S | 04:15:35 | 71° | E | 04:18:24 | 16° | NNE | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B | 2.9 | 04:18:20 | 26° | NW | 04:22:37 | 61° | SW | 04:29:29 | 10° | SSE | |
| Cosmos 1674 | 3.0 | 04:30:02 | 14° | N | 04:33:13 | 65° | E | 04:36:58 | 10° | SSE | |
| ALOS | 2.5 | 04:42:53 | 10° | N | 04:47:25 | 50° | W | 04:52:02 | 10° | SSW | |
| Cosmos 2263 Rocket | 2.4 | 04:50:34 | 15° | NW | 04:55:10 | 57° | WSW | 05:00:44 | 10° | SSE | |
| ISS | -2.3 | 04:57:54 | 14° | W | 05:00:19 | 29° | SW | 05:03:22 | 10° | SSE | |
| Cosmos 1400 Rocket | 2.8 | 04:58:41 | 10° | S | 05:02:43 | 87° | E | 05:06:44 | 10° | N | |
| SeaSat 1 | 2.8 | 05:13:26 | 10° | SSE | 05:18:17 | 53° | WSW | 05:23:05 | 10° | NW | |
| COSMOS 2455 | 2.9 | 05:24:22 | 10° | NNW | 05:30:22 | 71° | WSW | 05:36:25 | 10° | SSE | |
| X-37B | 2.8 | 05:25:01 | 10° | WSW | 05:27:28 | 20° | SSW | 05:29:56 | 10° | SSE | |
| Hubble Space Telescope | 1.7 | 05:25:13 | 10° | WNW | 05:29:01 | 34° | N | 05:32:47 | 10° | ENE | |
Astronomical Calendar January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower
The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003. The shower runs annually from January 1-5. It peaks this year on the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. The waning gibbous moon will block out most of the faintest meteors this year. But if you are patient, you should still be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, but can appear anywhere in the sky. January 13 - New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 05:02 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.January 24 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 18.6 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.January 28 - Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 19:18 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Wolf Moon because this was the time of year when hungry wolf packs howled outside their camps. This moon has also been know as the Old Moon and the Moon After Yule.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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27 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌖 90% |
28 05:27 ☀ 19:56 🌖 95% |
29 05:28 ☀ 19:56 🌕 98% |
30 05:29 ☀ 19:56 🌕 100% |
31 New Years Eve 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌕 99% |
1 New Year's Day 05:30 ☀ 19:57 🌕 97% |
2 05:31 ☀ 19:57 🌔 92% |
3 05:32 ☀ 19:57 🌔 85% |
4 05:33 ☀ 19:57 🌔 76% |
5 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌓 67% |
6 05:34 ☀ 19:57 🌓 56% |
7 05:35 ☀ 19:57 🌓 44% |
8 05:36 ☀ 19:57 🌓 33% |
9 05:37 ☀ 19:57 🌒 23% |
10 05:38 ☀ 19:57 🌒 14% |
11 05:39 ☀ 19:57 🌒 7% |
12 05:40 ☀ 19:57 🌑 2% |
13 05:41 ☀ 19:56 🌑 0% |
14 05:42 ☀ 19:56 🌑 1% |
15 05:43 ☀ 19:56 🌑 4% |
16 05:44 ☀ 19:55 🌘 9% |
17 05:45 ☀ 19:55 🌘 15% |
18 05:46 ☀ 19:55 🌘 23% |
19 05:47 ☀ 19:54 🌗 32% |
20 05:48 ☀ 19:54 🌗 41% |
21 05:49 ☀ 19:53 🌗 50% |
22 05:50 ☀ 19:53 🌗 60% |
23 05:51 ☀ 19:52 🌗 69% |
24 05:52 ☀ 19:52 🌖 77% |
25 05:53 ☀ 19:51 🌖 85% |
26 05:54 ☀ 19:51 🌖 91% |
27 05:55 ☀ 19:50 🌖 96% |
28 05:56 ☀ 19:49 🌕 99% |
29 05:57 ☀ 19:49 🌕 100% |
30 05:58 ☀ 19:48 🌕 99% |
31 05:59 ☀ 19:47 🌔 95% |
1 06:00 ☀ 19:46 🌔 88% |
2 06:01 ☀ 19:46 🌔 80% |
3 06:02 ☀ 19:45 🌔 70% |
4 06:03 ☀ 19:44 🌓 59% |
5 06:04 ☀ 19:43 🌓 48% |
6 06:05 ☀ 19:42 🌓 37% |
