January 2026 · Saturday · 8 months ago
17 January 2026
Waning Crescent
2% illuminated and waning, 28.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 17 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 1.9%
- Lunar age
- 28.4 days
- Elongation
- 344.9°
- Distance
- 399,465 km
- Distance (mi)
- 248,216 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricorn
- Libration lat
- 5.7° N
- Libration lon
- 3.0° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 07:43 | 11:06 | 14:33 | 10.4° |
| New York | 06:48 | 11:12 | 15:39 | 21.6° |
| Chicago | 06:49 | 11:08 | 15:31 | 20.5° |
| Denver | 06:52 | 11:20 | 15:52 | 22.8° |
| Los Angeles | 06:26 | 11:15 | 16:07 | 28.6° |
| Mexico City | 06:27 | 11:56 | 17:27 | 43.2° |
| São Paulo | 04:11 | 11:18 | 18:23 | 86.5° |
| Berlin | 07:55 | 11:10 | 14:28 | 9.4° |
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 | tomorrow |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 9 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 15 days |
| Last Quarter | 9 February 2026 | 12:43 | in 23 days |