January 2026 · Thursday · 8 months ago
8 January 2026
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated and waning, 19.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 8 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 70.9%
- Lunar age
- 19.4 days
- Elongation
- 245.4°
- Distance
- 388,563 km
- Distance (mi)
- 241,442 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Libration lat
- 1.6° N
- Libration lon
- 6.8° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 22:48 | 04:09 | 10:28 | 41.2° |
| New York | 22:54 | 04:13 | 10:25 | 50.9° |
| Chicago | 22:52 | 04:09 | 10:21 | 49.4° |
| Denver | 23:03 | 04:21 | 10:31 | 51.3° |
| Los Angeles | 22:56 | 04:15 | 10:25 | 56.8° |
| Mexico City | 23:33 | 04:57 | 11:07 | 72.0° |
| São Paulo | 22:49 | 04:20 | 10:29 | 63.4° |
| Berlin | 22:51 | 04:13 | 10:34 | 40.5° |
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 2 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 10 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 18 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 24 days |