MoonPhases

January 2027 · Sunday · in 4 months

3 January 2027

Waning Crescent

16% illuminated and waning, 25.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 January 2027: Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 January 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
16.4%
Lunar age
25.5 days
Elongation
312.6°
Distance
401,375 km
Distance (mi)
249,403 mi
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
5.2° 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
London04:3208:2912:1814.0°
New York03:5508:3413:0924.2°
Chicago03:5608:3113:0122.9°
Denver04:0108:4313:2024.9°
Los Angeles03:3808:3713:3230.5°
Mexico City03:4409:1814:5145.4°
São Paulo01:4508:4115:4189.4°
Berlin04:4108:3312:1713.1°

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 4 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 12 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 19 days
Last Quarter29 January 202710:56in 26 days