January 2026 · Tuesday · 8 months ago
20 January 2026
Waxing Crescent
3% illuminated and waxing, 1.7 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 20 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 2.9%
- Lunar age
- 1.7 days
- Elongation
- 19.5°
- Distance
- 389,871 km
- Distance (mi)
- 242,255 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Libration lat
- 2.3° N
- Libration lon
- 5.0° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 08:58 | 13:35 | 18:24 | 21.5° |
| New York | 08:29 | 13:40 | 19:00 | 33.5° |
| Chicago | 08:27 | 13:36 | 18:55 | 32.5° |
| Denver | 08:33 | 13:48 | 19:12 | 35.0° |
| Los Angeles | 08:16 | 13:43 | 19:16 | 40.9° |
| Mexico City | 08:37 | 14:24 | 20:15 | 55.4° |
| São Paulo | 07:04 | 13:47 | 20:24 | 81.8° |
| Berlin | 09:07 | 13:39 | 18:23 | 20.3° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 6 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 12 days |
| Last Quarter | 9 February 2026 | 12:43 | in 20 days |
| New Moon | 17 February 2026 | 12:01 | in 28 days |