MoonPhases

January 2026 · Friday · 8 months ago

16 January 2026

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated and waning, 27.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 January 2026: Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
5.3%
Lunar age
27.4 days
Elongation
333.7°
Distance
402,066 km
Distance (mi)
249,832 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
6.3° N
Libration lon
2.1° 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
London06:5710:1313:299.4°
New York06:0110:1914:3920.3°
Chicago06:0310:1614:3019.2°
Denver06:0510:2814:5221.3°
Los Angeles05:3810:2315:0827.1°
Mexico City05:3611:0416:3141.8°
São Paulo03:1710:2617:3485.2°
Berlin07:1010:1713:258.4°

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 2 days
First Quarter26 January 202604:47in 10 days
Full Moon1 February 202622:09in 16 days
Last Quarter9 February 202612:43in 24 days