January 2026 · Thursday · 9 months ago
1 January 2026
Waxing Gibbous
94% illuminated and waxing, 12.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 1 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 94.5%
- Lunar age
- 12.4 days
- Elongation
- 153.1°
- Distance
- 360,475 km
- Distance (mi)
- 223,988 mi
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Libration lat
- 6.5° S
- Libration lon
- 0.3° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 13:25 | 22:32 | 06:28 | 66.2° |
| New York | 14:32 | 22:42 | 05:41 | 77.3° |
| Chicago | 14:24 | 22:39 | 05:44 | 76.1° |
| Denver | 14:45 | 22:51 | 05:48 | 78.3° |
| Los Angeles | 15:02 | 22:47 | 05:22 | 84.1° |
| Mexico City | 16:25 | 23:27 | 05:20 | 81.0° |
| São Paulo | 17:27 | 22:47 | 03:02 | 37.5° |
| Berlin | 13:21 | 22:36 | 06:38 | 65.1° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 2 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 9 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 17 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 25 days |