January 2026 · Friday · 8 months ago
16 January 2026
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated and waning, 27.4 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 06:57 | 10:13 | 13:29 | 9.4° |
| New York | 06:01 | 10:19 | 14:39 | 20.3° |
| Chicago | 06:03 | 10:16 | 14:30 | 19.2° |
| Denver | 06:05 | 10:28 | 14:52 | 21.3° |
| Los Angeles | 05:38 | 10:23 | 15:08 | 27.1° |
| Mexico City | 05:36 | 11:04 | 16:31 | 41.8° |
| São Paulo | 03:17 | 10:26 | 17:34 | 85.2° |
| Berlin | 07:10 | 10:17 | 13:25 | 8.4° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 2 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 10 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 16 days |
| Last Quarter | 9 February 2026 | 12:43 | in 24 days |