January 2026 · Friday · 8 months ago
9 January 2026
Waning Gibbous
61% illuminated and waning, 20.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 9 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 61.4%
- Lunar age
- 20.4 days
- Elongation
- 257.0°
- Distance
- 394,019 km
- Distance (mi)
- 244,832 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Libration lat
- 2.9° N
- Libration lon
- 6.2° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 00:02 +1 | 04:51 | 10:39 | 35.0° |
| New York | 23:57 | 04:55 | 10:46 | 44.6° |
| Chicago | 23:55 | 04:51 | 10:40 | 43.2° |
| Denver | 00:05 +1 | 05:03 | 10:52 | 45.1° |
| Los Angeles | 23:55 | 04:57 | 10:50 | 50.6° |
| Mexico City | 00:23 +1 | 05:39 | 11:40 | 65.8° |
| São Paulo | 23:20 | 05:02 | 11:21 | 69.7° |
| Berlin | 00:06 +1 | 04:55 | 10:44 | 34.2° |
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 | tomorrow |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 9 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 17 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 23 days |