MoonPhases

January 2026 · Monday · 8 months ago

12 January 2026

Waning Crescent

33% illuminated and waning, 23.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 January 2026: Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
32.9%
Lunar age
23.4 days
Elongation
290.2°
Distance
404,334 km
Distance (mi)
251,242 mi
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
5.9° N
Libration lon
2.9° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London02:2706:5711:1718.7°
New York02:0207:0211:5428.6°
Chicago02:0206:5811:4627.3°
Denver02:0907:1012:0329.2°
Los Angeles01:5107:0412:1234.8°
Mexico City02:0407:4513:2449.8°
São Paulo00:2407:0913:5986.0°
Berlin02:3507:0111:1817.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon18 January 202619:52in 6 days
First Quarter26 January 202604:47in 14 days
Full Moon1 February 202622:09in 20 days
Last Quarter9 February 202612:43in 28 days