MoonPhases

January 2026 · Saturday · 8 months ago

17 January 2026

Waning Crescent

2% illuminated and waning, 28.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 January 2026: Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated

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

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
London07:4311:0614:3310.4°
New York06:4811:1215:3921.6°
Chicago06:4911:0815:3120.5°
Denver06:5211:2015:5222.8°
Los Angeles06:2611:1516:0728.6°
Mexico City06:2711:5617:2743.2°
São Paulo04:1111:1818:2386.5°
Berlin07:5511:1014:289.4°

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 202619:52tomorrow
First Quarter26 January 202604:47in 9 days
Full Moon1 February 202622:09in 15 days
Last Quarter9 February 202612:43in 23 days