January 2026 · Friday · 8 months ago
2 January 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99% illuminated and waxing, 13.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 2 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 98.6%
- Lunar age
- 13.4 days
- Elongation
- 167.2°
- Distance
- 360,639 km
- Distance (mi)
- 224,091 mi
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Libration lat
- 6.2° S
- Libration lon
- 1.6° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 14:27 | 23:39 | 07:45 | 65.9° |
| New York | 15:39 | 23:48 | 06:52 | 76.6° |
| Chicago | 15:31 | 23:45 | 06:55 | 75.3° |
| Denver | 15:53 | 23:58 | 06:58 | 77.4° |
| Los Angeles | 16:11 | 23:53 | 06:31 | 83.1° |
| Mexico City | 17:33 | 00:33 +1 | 06:28 | 81.9° |
| São Paulo | 18:34 | 23:54 | 04:06 | 38.0° |
| Berlin | 14:22 | 23:43 | 07:57 | 64.9° |
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 | tomorrow |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 8 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 16 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 24 days |