MoonPhases

January 2026 · Thursday · 8 months ago

15 January 2026

Waning Crescent

10% illuminated and waning, 26.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 January 2026: Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
10.4%
Lunar age
26.4 days
Elongation
322.7°
Distance
404,051 km
Distance (mi)
251,065 mi
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
1.0° W

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
London06:0009:2112:399.9°
New York05:0709:2713:4620.4°
Chicago05:0909:2313:3719.2°
Denver05:1209:3513:5821.3°
Los Angeles04:4509:3014:1427.0°
Mexico City04:4310:1115:3841.8°
São Paulo02:2609:3316:4285.5°
Berlin06:1109:2512:358.9°

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 3 days
First Quarter26 January 202604:47in 11 days
Full Moon1 February 202622:09in 17 days
Last Quarter9 February 202612:43in 25 days