MoonPhases

January 2027 · Saturday · in 4 months

2 January 2027

Waning Crescent

24% illuminated and waning, 24.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 January 2027: Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 January 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
24.1%
Lunar age
24.5 days
Elongation
301.4°
Distance
398,066 km
Distance (mi)
247,347 mi
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
6.1° E

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
London03:1807:4111:5517.7°
New York02:5107:4612:3527.7°
Chicago02:5107:4212:2726.4°
Denver02:5707:5412:4528.3°
Los Angeles02:3807:4912:5533.9°
Mexico City02:4908:3014:0848.9°
São Paulo01:0607:5314:4686.9°
Berlin03:2507:4511:5516.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 5 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 13 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 20 days
Last Quarter29 January 202710:56in 27 days