January 2026 · Saturday · 8 months ago
3 January 2026
Full Moon
100% illuminated and waning, 14.4 days into the lunar cycle. This full moon is known as the Wolf Moon.
Ephemeris for 3 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Illumination
- 99.9%
- Lunar age
- 14.4 days
- Elongation
- 181.1°
- Distance
- 362,516 km
- Distance (mi)
- 225,257 mi
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Libration lat
- 5.5° S
- Libration lon
- 3.4° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 15:47 | 00:44 +1 | 08:42 | 63.4° |
| New York | 16:55 | 00:52 +1 | 07:51 | 73.7° |
| Chicago | 16:48 | 00:49 +1 | 07:52 | 72.3° |
| Denver | 17:09 | 01:01 +1 | 07:56 | 74.3° |
| Los Angeles | 17:24 | 00:56 +1 | 07:31 | 79.9° |
| Mexico City | 18:42 | 00:33 | 07:31 | 81.9° |
| São Paulo | 19:33 | 00:58 +1 | 05:15 | 40.8° |
| Berlin | 15:43 | 00:47 +1 | 08:54 | 62.5° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 7 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 15 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 23 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 29 days |