January 2026 · Monday · 8 months ago
5 January 2026
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated and waning, 16.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 5 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 94.1%
- Lunar age
- 16.4 days
- Elongation
- 208.1°
- Distance
- 370,802 km
- Distance (mi)
- 230,405 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Libration lat
- 3.0° S
- Libration lon
- 6.1° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 18:47 | 01:43 | 09:45 | 59.2° |
| New York | 19:30 | 01:50 | 09:12 | 69.1° |
| Chicago | 19:25 | 01:46 | 09:11 | 67.7° |
| Denver | 19:42 | 01:58 | 09:16 | 69.6° |
| Los Angeles | 19:49 | 01:53 | 08:58 | 75.2° |
| Mexico City | 20:50 | 02:34 | 09:15 | 89.6° |
| São Paulo | 21:07 | 01:56 | 07:32 | 45.2° |
| Berlin | 18:46 | 01:47 | 09:55 | 58.3° |
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 5 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 13 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 21 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 27 days |