January 2026 · Tuesday · 8 months ago
6 January 2026
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated and waning, 17.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 6 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 87.8%
- Lunar age
- 17.4 days
- Elongation
- 221.0°
- Distance
- 376,492 km
- Distance (mi)
- 233,941 mi
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Libration lat
- 1.5° S
- Libration lon
- 6.8° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 20:12 | 02:36 | 10:03 | 53.7° |
| New York | 20:42 | 02:42 | 09:40 | 63.4° |
| Chicago | 20:38 | 02:38 | 09:38 | 62.0° |
| Denver | 20:53 | 02:50 | 09:45 | 63.9° |
| Los Angeles | 20:55 | 02:45 | 09:31 | 69.5° |
| Mexico City | 21:48 | 03:26 | 09:56 | 84.6° |
| São Paulo | 21:44 | 02:49 | 08:35 | 50.8° |
| Berlin | 20:13 | 02:40 | 10:11 | 52.9° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 4 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 12 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 20 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 26 days |